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On Sept. 7, 1895, Flagler changed his company's name to the Florida East Coast Railway Company (FECR). Flagler is credited with helping found West Palm Beach in 1894, and helping turn Miami , which in 1896 consisted of about 400 inhabitants, into a thriving city of more than 29,000 residents a generation later.
The Dixie Flagler was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) between Chicago, Illinois and Miami, Florida. It began in 1939 as the Henry M. Flagler, a regional service between Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; the FEC renamed it and extended it to Chicago a year later. It was one of the few Chicago to ...
Generally, the region denotes all of the state's counties on and east of Interstate 95 (also known as East Coast USA Main Street stretching from northern Maine to the southern tip of Florida). If defined by geological formations, eastern North Carolina comprises the 44 counties of the Inner and Outer Coastal Plains.
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Lee County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below. [1]
A further five houses of refuge were built in Florida in 1885 and 1886, along the middle part of the east coast, primarily to the north of the existing houses of refuge. Smith's Creek (1886–1902) or Bulow (1903–1929) ( 29°26′10″N 81°06′25″W / 29.43611°N 81.10694°W / 29.43611; -81.10694 ) was 20 miles (32 km) south of ...
In 1887, when New Smyrna was incorporated, it had a population of 150. In 1892, Henry Flagler provided service to the town via his Florida East Coast Railway. This led to a rapid increase in the area's population. Its economy grew as tourism was added to its citrus and commercial fishing industries.
Port Orange Florida East Coast Railway Freight Depot is a historic Florida East Coast Railway passenger depot in Port Orange, Florida, United States. It is located at 415C Herbert Street, off U.S. 1. The depot was originally constructed in 1894 as two buildings. [2]
Delray was separated from the Atlantic Ocean beach by the Florida East Coast Canal (now part of the Intracoastal Waterway). In 1923, the area between the canal and the ocean was incorporated as Delray Beach. In 1927 Delray and Delray Beach merged into one town named Delray Beach. [1] Estate at 1755 North Ocean Boulevard, January 26, 1933.