12/05/2011 Florida Crossroads – Florida Remembers: Palm Beach and Broward Counties

Henry Flagler’s railroad helped develop the east coast of Florida all the way to Key West. That development included Fort Lauderdale which would become known as “The Venice of America”. Join Florida Crossroads for an historic look at South Florida in our Florida history series titled “Florida Remembers”. We’ll also take you into the story behind the draining of the Everglades and how a hurricane that hit South Florida turned into one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.