The land boom in present-day Flagler County started on the west side of the county in the early 1900s at the settlement called Omega.
Railroads
Utley’s first found employment with the Tocoi Railroad Company, which was a horse railroad of the good old days.
The Dixie HighwayOld Brick Road
This portion of the 5,706-mile-long highway which stretched as far north as Ontario, Canada and as far south as Florida City, Florida is made up of bricks from two major companies; Southern Brick in Tennessee and Graves Brick in Alabama.
Driving the Old Brick Road
In January 2006 The Stanley Steamer association took their Steam Car Tour on The Dixie Highway or our Old Brick Road.
Ocean City – Flagler BeachFlagler Beach
Ocean City was a small settlement on present-day Moody Boulevard on the west side of the Intracoastal Canal. It is now known as Flagler Beach. In 1942 volunteer flyers fought German submarines from an airstrip in Flagler Beach
Moody Homestead Park
Moody Homestead Park is located at Briarwood Drive going east on Moody Boulevard before you arrive at Belle Terre.
Marco Polo ParkArtifacts – Pictures, Brochures, Articles and Press Releases
A collection of photos, newspaper articles, artifacts and memorabilia donated by Susan Horvath.
A Drive Down What Remains of the Old Brick RoadArticle by Mark Woods, Jacksonville.com
The Graves Brick Company of Birmingham, Ala., made most of the red bricks for the Old Brick Road that was completed in St. Johns County in 1916.
MarinelandMarine Studios
Marineland opened in 1938 as the world’s first underwater motion picture studio.
Marco Polo Park: The Short-Lived Local Theme Park
The park featured an Oriental theme based on the exotic travels of Marco Polo from his native Venice through the lands of Turkey, India, China and Japan.
Korona
Polish immigrants in Chicago, Detroit, and other cities were the original settlers of this new town about six miles south of Bunnell.
Hernandez Landing (Long Creek)
The original Spanish land grant map fell almost exactly on the modern map of the area. Illustrated in the early 1800’s map is an “embarcadero” or landing for boats. There is a “Camino Carratera” or cart road that dead-ends into Long Creek.