11/11/2020 Virtual Happy Hour with the Historian

They said it couldn’t be done. Construction of the Overseas Railway was one of the largest engineering feats the world has ever seen, and it was accomplished by Henry Flagler in 1912. It connected Key West to mainland Florida for the first time, opening up the economy of the island, as well as the opportunity for its residents to quickly get luxury items from the United States, Europe and the Americas. The talk features a detailed look into the construction of the Overseas Railway, focusing on t #floridakeysevents, #floridakeys, #floridakeysflorida