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Hayden

“Discovery” of unknown city of 5,471 people stuns Sarasota officials

When the 1960 census showed the town of Hayden, just south of Sarasota, with thousands of residents, it stumped city officials. At a meeting in May 1961, Sarasota City Planning Department director R.W. Pavitt raised a surprising concern. Apparently, there was...
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