Henry Morrison Flagler (businessman from the late 19th and early 20th centuries) was a visionary: he built a railroad and a road across the Florida Key, all the way to Key West, the southernmost island in the chain and he planned to buy the Bahamas and continue the road and the railroad across the Bahamas. There, he believed in the power of money so much! Some prominent rich people began to build magnificent holiday palaces during the first two decades of the 20th century, thus creating the "Millionaire's Row." It was a signal to all the rich and eager for a nice climate to settle in Florida, and that settlement has never stopped ...
