Millionaire oil baron Henry Flagler extended his railroad down the east coast of Florida to Miami from West Palm Beach around 1900 and built the Royal Palm Hotel so visitors would have a place to stay. The hotel was located about where the former Dupont Plaza Hotel used to be on the north side of the river.
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