Comments by "Andrew Brendan" (@andrewbrendan1579) on "Inside Henry Flagler's Gilded Age Mansion: The Story of Florida's Transformation" video.

  1. I don't know if this is true but I read or heard somewhere that the location of the mansion was originally a shanytown and that Henry Flagler invited the residents, free of charge, to a circus he had brought to town. While the shanytown residents were at the circus, Henry Flagler had their homes burned down so the people would go away and he could have the land for the house. I hope this isn't true.
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  2. Ken, I don't know if this is true, but maybe you or a viewer can confirm or contradict this: I read or heard that before Whitehall was built there was a shantytown on the site and that Henry Flagler brought in a circus had the shantytown residents there free of charge. While the resdients were at the circus Henry Flagler had their homes burned down. Since the people of the shantytown had no homes there was no reason for them to stay so Henry Flager could now go ahead with bulding the mansion on the site.
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