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Ceiba

Named for the kapok tree, home of old Roosevelt Roads.

Population
11,307 (2020 census)
Founded
1838
Navy base closed
2004

Then

  1. 1838

    Luis de la Cruz founds Ceiba on April 7.

  2. 2004

    Roosevelt Roads Naval Station closes.

  3. 2008

    José Aponte de la Torre Airport opens on the old base.

Now

The tide station is at Roosevelt Roads.

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