HENRY FLAGLER AND THE OVER-SEA RAILROAD

In 1905 Henry Flagler began the expansion of his East Coast Railroad from Miami toward Key West, at the time Florida’s most populous city. 156 miles over land and water and 7 years later, the first train with Henry Flagler on it rolled into Key West on January 22, 1912.Throughout the upper Keys can be seen historical markers related to this remarkable feat. Be sure to check them out when you are in the Keys!

 One of the railroad mile markers, this one “102” is actually located at Mile Marker 104 on the bayside behind the Caribbean Club:

Commemorative the railroad mile markers, this one “102” is actually located at Mile Marker 104 on the bayside behind the Caribbean Club:

Hurricane  Memorial located in Islamorada at Mile Marker 81.7 in the median in Islamorada – which commemorates the complete destruction of the railroad in the hurricane of 1935. Hundreds of lives were lost including 300 whose remains are entombed in the monument - and the railroad was never rebuilt.