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By Seth H. Bramson This article and what follows is a story of superlatives. Henry Morrison Flagler—Florida’s Empire Builder—was, is and always will be the single greatest name in the history of Florida, while the Key West Extension of the Flagler-owned Florida East Coast Railway was, is and
By Seth H. Bramson While the year 1896 was truly the crucible year for the then becoming-a-city-that-year community, one that was so tiny that, prior to Henry Flagler’s commitment to extend the railroad to the shores of Biscayne Bay and to build one of his great hotels (which would be named the Roya
1830: William R. Hackley recorded in his diary: Reading law. Wrote to Father and filed away all the letters received this year. Gave Oliver O’Hara a certificate of my opinion
By Seth H. Bramson This article is a story of superlatives. Henry Morrison Flagler—Florida’s Empire Builder—was, is and always will be the single greatest name in the history of Florida, while the Key West Extension of the Flagler-owned Florida East Coast Railway was, is and will always remai
1821: Excerpt for the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Remarks, Monday, Dec. 31. Dropped down to the Mouth of the Harbour preparatory to our sailing