![]() ![]() The Model Land Company was created by Henry Flagler to hold title to the land granted to his Florida East Coast Railway by the State of Florida. There was "a cluster of two-story frame houses, a general store., some packing houses." īecause of various difficulties, including blight, the colony never grew very large, and gradually declined until it was finally dispersed during World War II. There were as many as 75 Japanese men, some with their families, at the peak. With encouragement from Florida authorities, young Japanese men were recruited to farm in the colony. The Yamato Colony was an attempt to create a community of Japanese farmers in what is now Boca Raton, Florida, early in the 20th century. Yamato Colony 1908 with two-story house of founder Jo Sakai ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |