Flagler Monument Island, Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA / Built: 1920 / Height: 110-feet (34 m) / Commissioned by: Carl G. Fisher / Designed by Sculptor: H.P. Peterson

Flagler Memorial Island is an uninhabited artificial island of South Beach in the city of Miami Beach in Biscayne Bay, Florida, United States. A 110-foot (34 m) high obelisk with allegorical sculptures at its base stands as a monument to Miami pioneer Henry M. Flagler and was built in the center of the freshly constructed island in memory of Flagler, who died in 1913.

Miami Beach co-founder Carl G. Fisher commissioned the construction of the obelisk monument and the four allegorical statues at the base in 1920 at a cost of $125,000. His Alton Beach Realty Company deeded the land to the City of Miami Beach in 1939.

During the preliminary dredging in 1919, a Native American war club was discovered by workers. Believed to be from the Tequesta, the club is currently in the archives at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

This monument was designed by sculptor H.P. Peterson and financed by Fisher with the help of John B. Orr and James A. Allison. The statues sit oriented in the four cardinal directions, each representing a signature aspect of Miami Beach.

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Taken on: April 27, 2022

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