▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁a ▁few ▁Europe ans ▁and ▁Chinese ▁lived ▁at ▁Sn app erman ▁Beach ▁catch ing ▁and ▁dry ing ▁fish . ▁The ▁Southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ocean ▁beach ▁is ▁marked ▁as ▁C abb age ▁Tree ▁Bo at ▁Har bour ▁on ▁a ▁map ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 2 . ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁was ▁later ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁C abb age ▁Tree ▁pal ms ▁liv ist ona ▁austral is . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁all ▁land , ▁except ▁Bar ren jo ey ▁Head land , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁ 1 8 ▁large ▁blocks , ▁listed ▁as ▁good ▁gra zing ▁land , ▁and ▁offered ▁for ▁sale . ▁None ▁sold . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁offered ▁again ▁in ▁smaller ▁resident ial ▁blocks , ▁offering ▁fish ing , ▁sail ing , ▁golf ▁and ▁row ing . ▁Most ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁from ▁local ▁sand stone , ▁other ▁materials ▁were ▁sh ipped ▁in . ▁Some ▁were ▁guest ▁houses ▁but ▁most ▁were ▁second ▁homes ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁could ▁afford ▁them . ▁ ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁wh arf ▁was ▁the ▁termin us ▁reached ▁by ▁boat ▁from ▁New port ▁or ▁Bay view . ▁H ord ern ▁and ▁W ilt shire ▁Park s ▁and ▁Mack ay ▁Reserve ▁were ▁don ated ▁by ▁R J ▁H ord ern , ▁who ▁lived ▁at ▁Kal ua , ▁opposite ▁the ▁beach . ▁Since ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁area ▁has ▁become ▁more