Gaston Drake

lumberman and town founder · Princeton

First documented act

1905

Role class

connector (carried know how or capital between two or more nodes)

Community

Princeton · census designated place

Status as of 11 September 2026

active

Historical state

pre Andrew

Connections

1 edges, 1 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.000 (rank 155 of 371) · moves and capital only 0.000 (rank 65)

Confidence

High · sources: [T11], [T31] (register)

Gaston Drake founds a depot town on the Florida East Coast Railway in the 1900s and names it Princeton for his alma mater, painting its buildings in the university's colours. His saw mill and lumber company supply Miami, the Keys and Cuba until the local timber gives out in 1923. The exact founding year is not stated in the sources used; 1905 is the railroad era.

Connections

Moves, founders, developers

• foundedPrincetonNames the depot town for Princeton University1905
• foundedDrake Lumber CompanySaw mill and lumber company1905

Located

• located inPrincetonSits in Princeton by address or centroid1905