Ed Lamont presents HENRY FLAGLER: FATHER OF MODERN FLORIDA to the Rotary Club of the Northern Palm Beaches
Edwin L. Lamont CIC, CRM, CPIA
Commercial Property-Casualty Sales Trainer, Author, Keynote Speaker, and Historian.
On August 17, 2021 at 8:00 am, Ed Lamont presents?HENRY FLAGLER - FATHER OF MODERN FLORIDA?to the Rotary Club of the Northern Palm Beaches.
Ed's virtual presentation recounts how Henry Flagler transformed Florida from America’s final eastern frontier to an economic powerhouse. From Jacksonville to Key West, Flagler connected world class resorts by railroad. Even more, his transportation system included steamship lines, canals, and harbor improvements; all built to support tourism, agribusiness, and residential growth. Henry Flagler's impact on Florida is greater than anyone else in the state's history.
Why did Mr. Flagler invest between $50-75,000,000 of his fortune in Florida during America’s Gilded Age? What did he build? What remains today?
Ed Lamont has served as a docent at WHITEHALL - the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum in Palm Beach since 1991. He's led over 2,500 tours into America’s Gilded Age at WHITEHALL and was recognized as the museum’s 2001, 2006, and 2007?Interpretive Docent of the Year. Ed leads historical tours of the Breakers Hotel, gives art gallery talks at the Society of the Four Arts, and facilitates book discussions at the Gioconda & Joseph King Library in Palm Beach.
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3 年Hi Ed! I just read A Land Remembered and the telling of the development of Florida was fascinating - albeit through fictional characters and events. What is the best book on Henry Flagler that I can read?
Senior Vice President, Wealth Advisor at Morgan Stanley
3 年Ed, let me know if you ever do this presentation again. I would love to attend virtually. You are a great resource on our #floridahistory
Executive Director at BNI Upstate NY
3 年That is awesome Ed! My Dad and his wife live in Ormond Beach so I have been to Flagler Beach many times. Very nice area. Hope you are well.
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3 年Wow. Good one Ed.