In Collection
#6
Seen It:
Yes
Owner:
Tom and Kathy Tuell
In 1912, a proud Henry Flagler rode the first train into key West, marking the completions of his Florida East Coast Railway's overseas connection to Key West and the linkage by rail of the entire east coast of Florida. Flagler's construction of hotels at points along the railroad and his development of the agricultural industry through the Model Land Company established tourism and agriculture as Florida's main industries.