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29 de jun. de 2017 · Henry Flagler’s dream of a Jacksonville to Key West railroad had come true. Henry Flagler was best known for being a co-founder of Standard Oil. Along with John D. Rockefeller, they created a corporation worth millions of dollars. In 1885, Flagler took a trip to Jacksonville, Florida that would change his focus.
Henry Flagler, a key figure in the development of Florida during the Gilded Age, established his residence at Whitehall, a palatial estate in Palm Beach. This 75-room mansion was completed in 1902 and quickly became recognized as a symbol of extravagance during a time of rapid economic growth and industrialization in the United States.
Henry Flagler acquired his unseemly wealth by highly debatable means during his partnership with John D Rockefeller at Standard Oil. He wholly' or at least partially redeemed his reputation in the eyes of subsequent generations by devoting his energies and lots of his wealth in creating a railroad the length of Florida, continuing all the way across the Oceanic Keys to Key West.
- Les Standiford
In need of capital for his new venture, Rockefeller approached Henry Flagler. Flagler secured $100,000 from his wife’s cousin on the condition that he be made a partner owning 25 percent of the shares in the new company of Rockefeller, Andrews and Flagler. Statue of Henry Flagler at the Dade Court House, 1925. Flagler Street, downtown Miami.
Henry Flagler was a self-made millionaire and industrialist who co-founded the Standard Oil Company. In time, the Flagler name would be more associated with the development of Florida and the construction of its railroads. He invested over $50 million in the state, most of the funds going towards the east coast of Florida through luxury resort ...
Henry Morrison Flagler ( Hopewell, Nueva York, 2 de enero de 1830 - Palm Beach, Florida, 20 de mayo de 1913) fue un empresario estadounidense. Como industrial, intervino en la fundación de la Standard Oil, y contribuyó decisivamente al desarrollo del estado de Florida. Se le considera el fundador de las ciudades de Miami y de Palm Beach.
Henry Flagler intended his next expansion, West Palm Beach, to be the end of his railroad system, but during 1894 and 1895, severe freezes hit the area. Legend says that landowner Julia Tuttle, a young widow who lived in Miami and advocated development, sent Flagler a spray of orange blossoms—proof that the freeze had left southern Florida untouched—as incentive to extend his railroad to ...
