1929 - The Bok Tower Gardens and Bird Sanctuary in Lake Wales was dedicated by President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge on this date. The brainchild of Dutch immigrant Edward W. Bok and his wife Mary Louis Curtis Bok who wintered in Florida, the complex features a 250 acre garden with thousands of different trees, shrubs and flowers designed by Fredrick Las Olmstead Jr. The centerpiece of the gardens, however, is the 205ft-tall stone Gothic Revival and Art Deco tower which houses a 60-bell carillon. Over the years the site has become a major tourist attraction bringing thousands of people to the Lake Wales area every year.