Flagler Beach named after Henry Morrison Flagler who was an entrepreneur of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a railroad tycoon and even owned many hotels along the Florida's east coast. It is my opinion that these 26 miles of beach that run along Flagler county are Florida's best kept secret.  I have spent quite a few times driving along Flagler beach at night with the moon reflecting over the ocean. I do not think I will ever forget the beauty of it. 

Flagler Beach Boardwalk and the Pier are located downtown. The wood pier was built in 1920 and is currently 864' in length. It lost 150' during hurricane Floyd in 1999 and it lost even more during the 2004 hurricane season. But the pier still remains a favorite site for local fishermen and events in the Flagler community.

Flagler beach is very unique as the red sand comes from ancient coquina stone reefs located offshore. The first beachside home built here was in 1913. Their is hardly if any at all hotels so the beach is very well preserved, gloomy and quiet. Flagler is a narrow island located between the Intracoastal Waterway and A1A leaving these beaches very unspoiled. Those can visit the pier grab some fresh sea food or get some bait fish off the pier catch their own dinner. 

Some of the earliest settlers and families in the area were the Dupont Families which in the 1700s they could not establish a plantation do to the Timucuan Indians in the area. However they would return in the 1800s to establish residency after most Indian tribes had died out or were forced out of the Flagler area. 

The beach being so close to Saint Augustine was a place were over the last few hundred years ships sank and explorers became stranded. But this beach is also the place of a massacre which took place of some French men who were ship wrecked and were caught by Spanish Forces. The entire beach has at least 10,000 years of history. Their also has been a few ships that sank off the coast but very little information is available.

If you go under the pier their is a hole in the fence where you can roam under the restaurant and structure which is at the pier entrance. I am pretty sure that since 1920 their have been deaths here. The area is full of daring surfers during hurricanes and some even sneak onto the pier during storms. Although its rare incidents have occurred.

It is really interesting to go up onto the pier and look at all the photos taken over the years of men holding sharks/giant fish. I'd like to fish here sometime and although chances of seeing a ghost are rare. It is such a hauntingly beautiful beach with alot of history and very quiet which makes it all the more fun to investigate.


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