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3 days ago · The Old Seven Mile Bridge is closely tied with Florida’s history — Henry Flagler’s railroad down the east coast of Florida is what opened the state to the world. For better or worse, Florida is what it is because of Henry Flagler.
2 days ago · Tues-Sat: 10am-5pm / Sun: Noon-5pm. Information: 561.655.2833. Whitehall, the home of the Flagler Museum, was built in 1902 for Henry Flagler, co-founder of Standard Oil, and his third wife Mary Lily Kenan.
3 days ago · When the “Big Freezes” of December 24 and 28, 1894, and February 6, 1895, froze the orchards further north, Tuttle sent Florida East Coast Railway executive Henry Flagler orange blossoms and oranges to persuade him to bring his railroad south from Palm Beach to Biscayne Bay.
3 days ago · A tour guide walks you around the 5-acre island of Pigeon Key and through many of its 11 historic buildings. Pigeon Key housed the workers who built the Seven Mile Bridge from 1908 to 1912 for railroad magnate Henry Flagler, a partner of John D. Rockefeller.
5 days ago · You can see parts of the Flagler railroad from the beach at Bahia Honda State Park between Marathon and Big Pine Key. Its origins trace back to the early 20th century with Henry Flagler’s ...
3 days ago · Built before roads, electricity and Henry Flagler’s railroad, the 145-step Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse has withstood hurricanes, floods and lightning strikes. The iconic beacon has played a powerful role in Jupiter’s development.
3 days ago · Juan Ponce de León (born 1460?, Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, León [Spain]—died 1521, Havana, Cuba) was a Spanish explorer who founded the first European settlement on Puerto Rico and who is credited with being the first European to reach Florida in 1513.
