This is the wild and opulent history of Mar-a-Lago, long before Trump and the FBI
Before Mar-a-Lago housed government documents, the opulent mansion had a rich and lively history. And it all begins with a wealthy heiress.
Mar-a-Lago has dominated the headlines in recent weeks, courtesy of the now famous FBI search on former President Donald Trump's Florida residence.
But long before it housed government documents, the opulent mansion had a rich and lively history. And it all begins with a wealthy heiress.
Mar-a-Lago's early party years
Marjorie Merriweather Post was an heiress to the Postum Cereal Company – which eventually became "General Foods Corporation." Post took over the company at just 27-years-old after her father died, which made her one of the world's richest women of the time.
She named this Palm Beach
