Henry Flagler is arguably the most significant figure in South Florida history. Here are a few facts having to do with him that might not be well known:

The original name for Flagler's The Breakers Hotel was the Palm Beach Inn. The hotel did not get its current name until 1901, five years after it was constructed.

Miami was incorporated in 1896, following the arrival of the FEC Railway. Initially, its citizens wanted to name the city "Flagler". Henry declined the honor and urged that the Indian word "Miami" (alternately translated as "big water" or "sweet water") be used.

By the time that the FEC Railway arrived in Pompano, Flagler was 66 years old.

In 1901, the Florida Legislature passed a special bill making incurable insanity grounds for divorce. This allowed Flagler to divorce his second wife, who had been institutionalized for mental illness for a number of years, and marry for the third time.