The power of railroads and the connectivity it brings to forgotten lands can be witnessed clearly if you see the case of Miami –Dade County. Initially being a land where pests and mosquitoes would run rife, this land saw an exorbitant rate of development post Flagler extending the Palm Beach railway line to Miami-Dade in the 19th century. What followed was an era of rapidly paced development and settling of people from across the country, making up the uber-cool, and extravagant Miami-Dade that we know today.
