Richard A Marconi: 3 books
West Palm Beach
1893 to 1950
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2006
West Palm Beach was established in 1894, two decades after pioneers first arrived in the wilderness at Lake Worth. In 1893, Henry M. Flagler, Standard Oil magnate and Florida railroad mogul, finalized plans to extend his Florida East Coast Railroad south in order to turn Palm Beach into a winter playground...
by Susan Gillis, Richard A. Marconi, Debi Murray
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2015
During World War II, Palm Beach County was a beehive of activity. Beachgoers witnessed the destruction left in the wake of U-boat attacks and then helped rescue survivors and retrieve the dead. One of the first Civil Air Patrol units to hunt German U-boats operated from Palm Beach County. Morrison Field...
by Richard A. Marconi, Debi Murray, Historical Society of Palm Beach County
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2009
Palm Beach is known internationally as a winter resort where the wealthy enjoy life in a tropical paradise. More than 100 years ago, Palm Beach was far different from its well-kept beaches, estates, and fabulous Worth Avenue shopping mecca of the 21st century. When the first permanent settlers arrived,...