Put simply, South Florida as we know it today probably wouldn't even exist if it weren't for a retired millionaire named Henry Flagler and his vision ... America" became the winter home of Flagler and ...

Future tycoon Henry ... and Flagler, commenced operations in January 1870 and within two years stood at the forefront of the U.S. oil industry. In 1877 Flagler, his wife, Mary Harkness, and ...