Henry Flagler blazed the trail for the modern Florida. How did he arrive at the Sunshine State in the first place? What was his life before he ever stepped foot here? What pushed him into this dizzying, final chapter in his life?

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Art for the series by Lauren Nix. Follow her on Instagram here!

Songs

Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco

Echoes Boogie Dancehall by Lobo Loco

Desert Ghost Town by Lobo Loco

Traveling to Louisiana by Lobo Loco

Bad Old Daemons by Lobo Loco

Autumn Morning by Lobo Loco

Morning at the Creek by Lobo Loco

Sources

Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean by Les Standiford

Henry Morrison Flagler Biography - Flagler Museum

Standard Oil - Encyclopedia Britannica

John D. Rockefeller - Cleveland Historical 

HOTEL TO COLLEGE - Flagler College

Presidential Days in the Nation’s Oldest City - The St. Augustine Record

United States presidential election of 1888 - Encyclopedia Britannica

Florida's Role in the Civil War: "Supplier of the Confederacy" - Exploring Florida

St. John's Bluff Civil War Florida - AmericanCivilWar.com

A Guide to Civil War Records - Florida Memory