Hobe Sound

Hobe Sound is a town of 12,000 people in the Treasure Coast region of Florida.

Understand
The town is in southern Martin County near the Atlantic Ocean.

History
Hobe Sound was originally inhabited by the Jaega Native Americans; the Spanish gave it the name "Jobe" in an attempt to spell the village's original Native American name. However, the town grew when Henry Flagler's railroad was built through the area, bringing jobs and tourism to Hobe Sound. The Olympia Improvement Corporation decided to market the town as an East Coast Hollywood, renaming it "Picture City" and renaming the streets Greek names, but following a hurricane in 1928 these plans were never completed and the town was turned to its original name.

Get around
The nearest interstate is I-95, which is several miles west of Hobe City. US-1 goes through the commercial district of the town.