Here's part 4 of FORTUNE's "Believe It or Not" investment gallery -- some of the most unconventional investments of all time:
Standard Oil magnate Henry Flagler was mocked for buying the Jacksonville, St. Augustine & Halifax Railroad in 1885 and expanding it to Miami, linking South Florida with the rest of the country. Once people could get there, he gave them somewhere to go, building Palm Beach and Miami from the ground up.
He made a lot of money plus got to stay wherever he wanted in Miami for free. Sounds like a great deal to this blogger who's already had 33 inches of snow in the past month here in Michigan.
Click here to read part 5 of this series.
Free Money Finance recommends Emigrant Direct for its 4.0% yield.
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