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Don Schueler
Aug 26, 20233 min read
The Two Henrys in Florida
Henry Flagler and Henry Plant were both trying to develop Florida at the same time. Henry Flagler took the east coast and Henry Plant...
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Don Schueler
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Robber Baron - Yes or No?
Did the Gilded Age witness the presence of Robber Barons? Certainly, much like the current era. The term "robber baron" emerged in the...
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Don Schueler
Aug 15, 202320 min read
Henry M. Flagler
Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first...
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Don Schueler
Jun 23, 20231 min read
Flagler Mausoleum - St. Augustine, FL
Jennie Louise Flagler Benedict was the daughter of Henry Flagler. On March 25, 1889, Jennie passed away from childbirth complications...
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Don Schueler
Jun 23, 20233 min read
St. Augustine, Florida - Flaglers start in Florida
The seeds for Henry Flagler's "drift south" from the cold winters of Ohio and New York were likely started by Henry's first wife Mary...
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Don Schueler
Jun 23, 20232 min read
Palm Beach, Florida - Flagler's Vision
Henry Flagler developed Florida as a second career after founding Standard Oil with Rockefeller. He saw a problem with transportation and...
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Don Schueler
Jun 2, 20231 min read
Cheat Sheet
All the names and relationships in the Flagler and Harkness families can certainly get very confusing. This is a reference you can use to...
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Don Schueler
May 31, 20231 min read
Henry Flagler's two favorites
Henry is quoted near his death as saying two of his favorites on the earth were his wife Mary Lily and his dog Delos. Henry had lost most...
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Don Schueler
May 31, 20232 min read
The Day Henry Flagler and Will Harkness returned to Bellevue, Ohio
The last time Henry Flagler visited Bellevue was in October 1903 with Will L. Harkness. It had been quite a while since Henry had come...
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Don Schueler
May 31, 20232 min read
Ida Alice Shourds - Henry Flagler's second wife
Ida Alice Flagler was born in 1848 and grew up in Philadelphia. Her father died when she was young, and her family struggled financially....
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Don Schueler
May 31, 20232 min read
Flaglers Satanstoe aka "Lawn Beach" Retreat
Henry was deeply affected by the death of his wife, Mary Harkness Flagler, in 1881. Mary had always been sickly, and Henry's work...
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Don Schueler
May 8, 20237 min read
Ponce de León Hotel - Henry Flagler
The Ponce de Leon Hotel, also known as The Ponce, was an exclusive luxury hotel in St. Augustine, Florida, built by millionaire developer...
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Don Schueler
Apr 28, 20232 min read
Railcars #90 and #91 - Henry Flagler's "Jets"
As one might expect since he was building railroads, Henry Flagler had his own private railcars. Back in those days, owning a railcar,...
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Don Schueler
Apr 23, 20234 min read
Scandal, Success, Oil and Steam: The Incredible Story of Henry Flagler and the Harkness Family
Hold onto your hats, folks, because we're about to take a thrilling ride through the history books! You may have heard of some of the...
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Don Schueler
Apr 22, 20232 min read
Bill Oddo - Legendary Bellevue Historian
No discussion of Bellevue, Ohio history can start without referencing the huge volume of work delivered by Bellevue's most noted...
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Don Schueler
Apr 22, 20235 min read
Harry Harkness Flagler
Harry Harkness Flagler was the only son of Henry M. Flagler and Mary Harkness Flagler. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 2, 1870...
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Don Schueler
Mar 30, 20232 min read
Whitehall - Flagler's Palm Beach Cottage
Henry Flagler married his third wife, Mary Lily Kenan in 1901. She was 34 and Henry was 72, a 38 year difference. Henry built Whitehall...
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Don Schueler
Mar 28, 20231 min read
The Harkness/Flagler Timeline
Timeline View the interactive Harkness, Flagler, Rockefeller timeline here: CLICK to view TIMELINE
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