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Old postcard of steam train heading to (or perhaps from) Key West.

Flagler Railroad Centennial

January 21, 2012

A century ago, in the days of railroad expansion, oilman and hotelier Henry Morrison Flagler built an over-water railroad from southern Florida to Key West. Today, people drive about 100 miles over a causeway to Key West.  A couple of days ago, Key West — so changed and still so compelling.

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