The town of Peters, no longer recognized, was named after Thomas J. Peters, the “Tomato King,” who moved to this area in 1895. His tomato growing and packing business was the area's first million dollar enterprise, and Peters was the area's first company town. The center of Peters stood about three blocks south of here on the west side of US1, near Quail Roost Drive, while the Peters residence was east of US1 in the area now known as Bel Aire. All remnants of Peters were lost in Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Thomas J. Peters and his family were major contributors to the founding of the Perrine-Peters United Methodist Church, which was named for the settlements founded by the Perrine and Peters families. Dr. Henry Perrine and his family received the original grant for the land in 1838, founding what is still known as the town of Perrine. In 1916, the first sanctuary was built on the Perrine-Peters border east of the railroad tracks, but this structure was destroyed in the 1926 hurricane. After outgrowing later facilities, the congregation broke ground for the present church in 1958.