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Geist made a low-interest loan to Boca Raton to finance its first municipal water plant (which he convinced Boca Raton it needed) and provide water for the guests at his new hotel. He built it in Mizner's style, for visual harmony. At the time, the handsome, Mediterranean-style plant was the most
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Florence Hewitt Geist. Although he walked with a cane he was an avid golfer, participating in tournaments. From 1912 to 1938 he was the principal owner of the
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656:"C.H. Geist, Founder of Northern Illinois Gas and Electric Company, Dies".
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First published in U.G.I. Circle (internal organ), August, 1930
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A Clarence H. Geist
Memorial Organ (1940) is located at the
555:"Minutes from the City Commission meeting, June 16, 1928"
708:"Historic status saves Camino Real Bridge in Boca Raton"
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Architecture Walks - The Best
Outings Near New York City
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Gillis, Susan; Boca Raton
Historical Society (2007).
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278:. Geist was the founder and owner of the New Jersey
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441:"Germantown: The Lost City Under Geist Reservoir"
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470:Historical Society of Palm Beach County (2009).
125:Clarence Geist was born and raised on a farm in
564:. Vol. 16. 1987–1988. p. (unpaged).
622:Rosenfeld, Lucy D.; Harrison, Marina (2010).
414:"Clarence Geist: Palm Beach & Boca Raton"
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591:"Clarence H. Geist Dies at Age of 72"
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764:"Mrs. Clarence Geist Entertains"
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501:, University of Alabama Press,
236:Clarence H. Geist mausoleum in
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