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Flagler County was created in
1917 from parts of Volusia and St. Johns Counties. The name honors Henry Morrison Flagler,
railroad magnate and developer of Florida's east coast. Reportedly the name was
suggested by developer and banker I. I. Moody, after the local legislative delegation
originally proposed the name "Moody County."  The county seat is Bunnell, settled in
1880 by Alva A. Bunnell. It happens to be the home town of Polk Circuit Judge Susan
Wadsworth Roberts, whose father was a longtime state legislator and, like daughter, a
circuit judge. A dedication ceremony
was held in Ocean City (now Flagler Beach), with Governor Sidney Catts the keynote
speaker. Governor Catts noted the new county's small size but predicted it would prosper
anyway; putting his money where his mouth was, he invested in a 40-acre potato farm.
County offices were set up in a building being vacated by I. I. Moody's Bunnell State
Bank. The second floor courtroom had been used by the local |
Updated 10/17/03
