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2. The Breakers (hotel) - Wikipedia

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   The Breakers Palm Beach is a historic, Renaissance Revival style luxury hotel with 534 rooms. It is located at 1 South County Road in Palm Beach, Florida.During the 1895–96 winter season, business tycoon Henry Flagler opened the first Breakers resort, then the only oceanfront lodging south of Daytona Beach, to accommodate additional tourists due to the popularity of his Royal Poinciana Hotel.

3. Royal Poinciana Hotel - Wikipedia

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   This oceanfront hotel was originally called The Palm Beach Inn and later renamed The Breakers in 1901 because guests often requested rooms "over by the breakers." [1] Further, the Royal Poinciana Hotel underwent significant expansions in 1899 and 1901, which increased the number of rooms to 1,081, allowing accommodations for nearly 2,000 guests ...

4. 'The Breakers is on fire!': 120 years ago, blaze wiped out ...

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   Palm Beach (which wouldn’t be incorporated as a town until 1911) didn’t have a fire department at the time. And it wouldn’t until 1921. The Breakers' 1903 fire as seen from the hotel's ocean ...

5. The Breakers: Five things you may not know about the Palm ...

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   Unique facts you may not know: The Breakers was known as The Palm Beach Inn when founder Henry Flagler opened the oceanfront luxury hotel in 1896.

6. Henry Flagler - Wikipedia

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   Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio. He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder of the Florida East Coast Railway. He is also known as a co-founder and major investor of the cities of ...

7. The Breakers Palm Beach takes concierge to next level with ...

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   More: Fortune names The Breakers in Palm Beach one of 100 best companies to work for The Breakers debuted its redesigned Flagler Club, described as a 'boutique hotel-within-a-hotel,' in November.