Henry Flagler and Henry Plant were both trying to develop Florida at the same time. Henry Flagler took the east coast and Henry Plant...

Did the Gilded Age witness the presence of Robber Barons? Certainly, much like the current era. The term "robber baron" emerged in the...

Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first...

The Flagler and the Harkness fortunes combined were very significant. After all, they represented approximately 32% of the whole of...

Jennie Louise Flagler Benedict was the daughter of Henry Flagler. On March 25, 1889, Jennie passed away from childbirth complications...

The seeds for Henry Flagler's "drift south" from the cold winters of Ohio and New York were likely started by Henry's first wife Mary...

Henry Flagler developed Florida as a second career after founding Standard Oil with Rockefeller. He saw a problem with transportation and...

All the names and relationships in the Flagler and Harkness families can certainly get very confusing. This is a reference you can use to...

Henry is quoted near his death as saying two of his favorites on the earth were his wife Mary Lily and his dog Delos. Henry had lost most...

The last time Henry Flagler visited Bellevue was in October 1903 with Will L. Harkness. It had been quite a while since Henry had come...

Ida Alice Flagler was born in 1848 and grew up in Philadelphia. Her father died when she was young, and her family struggled financially....

Henry was deeply affected by the death of his wife, Mary Harkness Flagler, in 1881. Mary had always been sickly, and Henry's work...

The Ponce de Leon Hotel, also known as The Ponce, was an exclusive luxury hotel in St. Augustine, Florida, built by millionaire developer...

Flagler's FEC #91 at The Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL As one might expect since he was building railroads, Henry Flagler had his own...

Hold onto your hats, folks, because we're about to take a thrilling ride through the history books! You may have heard of some of the...

Harry Harkness Flagler was the only son of Henry M. Flagler and Mary Harkness Flagler. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 2, 1870...

Whitehall in Palm Beach, Florida Henry Flagler married his third wife, Mary Lily Kenan in 1901. She was 34 and Henry was 72, a 38 year...

Timeline It's often fascinating to observe historical events and their connection to concurrent events occurring at the same time. So we...