Henry B. Plant, “The King of Florida”

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc.  Henry B. Plant was dubbed “The King of Florida” by a magazine called Success in 1898 for his tremendous impact on the development of Florida's transportation and tourism industries and advancement as a whole. Without Plant and all the ways his ventures shaped the state's history, Florida may have not become the place it is today.  Henry Bradley Plant was born in Branford, Conn., on Oct. 27, 1819, to a family of farmers, where he was raised by