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. Alice briefly worked as an actress before becoming a nurse for Mary Harkness Flagler, the first wife of businessman Henry Flagler. In 1883, Alice married Henry Flagler. Henry was 53 years old and Ida Alice was 35. They went on a honeymoon to Jacksonville and St. Augustine, where they were inspired by the area and eventually built the Ponce