to take on another pre-Negro league baseball team hosted by the Breakers. The games hosted Negro league baseball stars of the day, including Ben Taylor, C.I. Taylor, Candy Jim Taylor, John Donaldson, Ashby Dunbar, Jim Jeffries, Jimmie Lyons, and Spot Poles. Legacy and post-demolition Upon completion in February 1894, the Royal Poinciana Hotel became the fourth known hotel in the Lake Worth Lagoon region, preceded by Elisha Newton "Cap" Dimick's Cocoanut Grove House in 1880, Harlan P. Dye's Hotel Lake Worth in 1888, and Allen Heyser's Oak Lawn House in 1888. Although these lodgings occasionally attracted a number of people, including approximately 4,500 guests at the Cocoanut Grove House between 1885 and 1893, none lasted long after Flagler's arrival, as the Cocoanut Grove House and Hotel Lake Worth burned down in fires in 1893 and 1897, respectively, and the Oak Lawn House became a private residence around 1900. While demonstrating efforts to develop local tourism and hospitality industries pre-dating the Royal Poinciana Hotel, the aforementioned lodgings were not "as grand and magnificent as their larger counterparts built by Flagler", according to the Historical Society of Palm Beach County. Further, the construction of Flagler's FEC to West Palm Beach in the 1890s no longer necessitated traveling to the Lake Worth Lagoon area via boat. Flagler also arrived in the area after having already acquired a reputation for building grand hotels, such as the Ponce de Leon Hotel and Hotel Alcazar in St. Augustine in 1888 and 1889, respectively, and the Ormond Hotel in Ormond Beach in 1890, while also purchasing the Casa Monica Hotel in St. Augustine in 1888. In addition to attracting many tourists throughout its existence, the Royal Poinciana Hotel played a significant role in the development of the region that eventually became Palm Beach County. During the construction of the hotel, Flagler envisioned a town on the west shore of Lake Worth as a commercial and residential community to support his projects in Palm Beach. After paying O.S. Porter and Louis Hillhouse $45,000 for their properties, Flagler instructed county surveyor George Potter to plat 48 blocks on the west shore of Lake Worth. The Royal Poinciana Hotel hosted the first auction for these lots on February 8, 1894, prior to its opening for business. Residents of this newly platted area, named West Palm Beach, voted to become a municipality on November 5 of that year. Palm Beach also