▁in ▁a ▁seg reg ated ▁section ▁of ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁called ▁the ▁" St y x ", ▁with ▁an ▁estimated ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁at ▁its ▁peak . ▁However , ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁African ▁Americans ▁were ▁ev icted ▁from ▁the ▁St y x . ▁Urban ▁legend ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁St y x ▁was ▁burn ed ▁down ▁by ▁Fl ager ' s ▁white ▁labor ers , ▁as ▁the ▁sh ant y ▁town ▁was ▁viewed ▁as ▁an ▁eyes ore , ▁though ▁there ▁is ▁much ▁evidence ▁to ▁ref ute ▁this ▁theory . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁disp la ced ▁residents ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁northern ▁West ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁neighborhood s ▁of ▁F resh water , ▁North west , ▁and ▁Ple asant ▁City . ▁ ▁In ▁January   1 9 1 1 , ▁it ▁became ▁known ▁that ▁West ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁intended ▁to ▁an nex ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁in ▁the ▁up coming ▁Florida ▁Legisl ative ▁session . ▁Res idents ▁object ed ▁and ▁h ired ▁an ▁att orney ▁from ▁Miami ▁to ▁officially ▁become ▁incorpor ated . ▁Dim ick , ▁Louis ▁Sem ple ▁Clar ke , ▁and ▁ 3 1   other ▁male ▁property ▁own ers ▁con greg ated ▁at ▁Clar ke ' s ▁house ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁char ter ▁to ▁officially ▁incorpor ate ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁on ▁April   1 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁Dim ick ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁mayor , ▁John ▁McK en