FLAGLER - Chapter 3: Drained

The last fifteen years of Flagler's life somehow managed to be more influential than the previous seventy. Flagler had done the impossible already, but now, as the 20th century began, he set out to build a railroad across an ocean all the way to Key West. Follow Wait Five Minutes on Twitter Follow Wait Five Minutes on Instagram Follow Wait Five Minutes on Facebook Email the show at [email protected]! Art for the series by Lauren Nix. Follow her on Instagram here! Songs Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco Echoes Boogie Dancehall by Lobo Loco Bad Old Daemons by Lobo Loco Desert Ghost Town by Lobo Loco Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco Sometimes It Rains by Lobo Loco Road to Lafayette by Loco Loco Traveling to Louisiana by Lobo Loco Love After Midnight by Lobo Loco Sources Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean by Les Standiford https://history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/panama-canal https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/244350 https://www.floridarambler.com/historic-florida-getaways/florida-keys-pigeon-key-seven-mile-bridge/ http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/ingraham/expedition/Drainage.htm https://www.floridastateparks.org/learn/history-fort-zachary https://fla-keys.com/hurricane-information/