The iconic Breakers Resort on the beach in Palm Beach Island is a standard destination for all that visit Palm Beach County. The luxury resort is situated on 140 plus acres of privately owned beach property in the middle of the posh island. The hotel was founded on the Atlantic Ocean in 1896. As industry and business leaders during the turn of the century started to flock to Palm Beach for holidays, the demand for lavish luxury became apparent. The opulent hotel was founded by one of America’s leading industrialists, Henry M. Flagler and he was known to have contributed to the founding of Palm Beach Island that eventually turned the island into a resort destination. The Royal Poinciana was Flagler’s first hotel on the island. It was a tiny hotel,
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