Flagler County, Florida
The story of Flagler Beach
Everything below is a single verifiable claim with a citation attached. Where the record is a local legend rather than a document, it says so.
founding
How it started
- 1925
Flagler Beach was incorporated on 16 April 1925.
etymology
How it got its name
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Named for Henry Flagler, the oil and railroad magnate who did more than anyone to turn Florida's east coast into a resort.
industry
What it lived on
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Built as a beach town and still one - low-rise, unincorporated in feel, and deliberately undeveloped compared with its neighbours.
claim to fame
What it is known for
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The sand is orange. Crushed coquina shell gives Flagler Beach a colour no other stretch of Florida coast has, across six miles broken by a single fishing pier.
landmark
What still stands
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The fishing pier, the only interruption in six miles of sand.
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The Flagler Beach Historical Museum.