Coconut Grove in Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Alice Wainwright Park
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, November 4, 2019
1. Alice Wainwright Park Marker
Inscription.
Alice Wainwright Park. . In 1961, attorney Alice C. Wainwright became the first woman elected to the Miami City Commission. Four years later, she was Miami’s first woman vice-mayor. All her life, Wainwright was a fierce advocate for environmental issues, and worked alongside other South Florida environmentalists such as Marjory Stoneman Douglas. In 1969, Wainwright helped found the Friends of the Everglades, and wrote the organization’s charter. She was also the coordinator of the National Audubon Society’s southeast Florida chapter. Wainwright played a major role in numerous environmental actions in South Florida, including the acquisition of Big Cypress National Preserve and the extension of the Everglades National Park’s eastern boundary. This park was dedicated to Wainwright as part of the 4 million dollar “Parks for People” bond issued by the City of Miami in 1972. It was designated a nature preserve with the intent of protecting part of Miami’s natural landscape, a tropical hardwood hammock, in Wainwright’s honor. Other fragments of the once widespread native landscape, and plants can also be seen in Simpson Park and Sewell Park.
In 1961, attorney Alice C. Wainwright became the first woman elected to the Miami City Commission. Four years later, she was Miami’s first woman vice-mayor. All her life, Wainwright was a fierce advocate for environmental issues, and worked alongside other South Florida environmentalists such as Marjory Stoneman Douglas. In 1969, Wainwright helped found the Friends of the Everglades, and wrote the organization’s charter. She was also the coordinator of the National Audubon Society’s southeast Florida chapter. Wainwright played a major role in numerous environmental actions in South Florida, including the acquisition of Big Cypress National Preserve and the extension of the Everglades National Park’s eastern boundary. This park was dedicated to Wainwright as part of the 4 million dollar “Parks for People” bond issued by the City of Miami in 1972. It was designated a nature preserve with the intent of protecting part of Miami’s natural landscape, a tropical hardwood hammock, in Wainwright’s honor. Other fragments of the once widespread native landscape, and plants can also be seen in Simpson Park and Sewell Park.
Erected 2017 by The Mayor Tomas Regalado, The City of Miami in Coordination with Alexander Adams and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-966.)
Location. 25° 44.903′ N, 80° 12.383′ W. Marker is in Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It is in Coconut Grove. Marker is on Brickell Avenue, 0.2 miles north of Southeast 32nd Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2845 Brickell Avenue, Miami FL 33129, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 483 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
