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On doctor's orders, the flaglers visited jacksonville, florida for the winter in 1878.

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Webflagler's wife, who had always struggled with health problems, was very ill with tuberculosis.

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Weblittle more than a year later, flagler fell down a flight of stairs at the whitehall and never recovered from his injuries, dying on may 20, 1913 at age 83.

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Weblearn how henry flagler transformed florida from a swampy wilderness to a popular vacation destination with his hotels, railways and engineering projects.

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