An Esoteric Expedition Of The Florida Everglades (1892)

I am joined by Old World Florida to present the "1892 Ingraham Expedition" of the FL Everglades...

we trippin fur real my peepz...

"James Edmundson Ingraham was a railroad engineer who moved to Florida in 1874 and became associated with General Henry S. Sanford in Sanford, Florida. He became President of Sanford's South Florida Railroad Company, which became part of the Plant System in 1883 when Henry Plant purchased the majority of the company's stocks. In 1892, Ingraham led the Expedition across the Everglades with backing from Plant. After he reported on the results of the Expedition and the favorable conditions he found on the east coast, he was hired by Henry Flagler and became instrumental in the expansion of Flagler's railroad and hotel system down the east coast. From 1892 until 1897 he was employed by Flagler in various positions, and from 1897 to 1899 he served as a vice president and land commissioner for the Florida East Coast Railway. After the turn of the century, he served as president of Flagler's Model Land Company and as an officer of several small land companies organized by Flagler. In this capacity, he promoted land sales and spurred the growth of towns in Florida for several years. From 1915 until 1920 he was mayor of St. Augustine, home of the Flagler headquarters. Ingraham would have been 41 years old at the time of the Expedition. He was assigned to mess No. 1."