Henry Flagler

railroad and land developer · Outside South Dade

First documented act

1904

Role class

founder or core figure of one node

Community

Outside South Dade · outside South Dade

Status as of 11 September 2026

historical

Historical state

pre Andrew

Connections

2 edges, 2 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.004 (rank 102 of 371) · moves and capital only 0.000 (rank 43)

Confidence

High · sources: [T38], [T31], [T30] (register)

Henry Flagler brings the Florida East Coast Railway to Homestead in 1904 and announces the extension to Key West in 1905, which he rides into Key West on 22 January 1912. His Model Land Company, through agent James E. Ingraham, controls the Perrine Grant lands that become Cutler Ridge and Cutler Bay.

Connections

Moves, founders, developers

• foundedFlorida East Coast Railway extension to HomesteadFlagler's Florida East Coast Railway reaches Homestead in 19041904

Influence

• shapedPerrine GrantFlagler's Model Land Company controls the railroad share of the divided grant1909