City Hall in Coral Gables in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
George Edgar Merrick
1886-1942
Photographed by Maggie Prats Lora
1. George Edgar Merrick Marker
Dade County commissioner from 1914 to 1916. He advocated and promoted good highways and transportation.
He founded the University of Miami and gave land and money to establish it.
He was a founder of the historical association of Southern Florida and was its first president. He was a director of Fairchild Tropical Garden and a trustee of Plymouth Congregational Church. He was Miami Post-Master from 1940 until his death.
His dream city of Coral Gables, whose first streets were laid in 1921, is a monument to him.
Erected 1955 by The Historical Association of Southern Florida.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics • Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 25° 44.929′ N, 80° 15.789′ W. Marker is in Coral Gables, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It is in City Hall. It is at the intersection of Biltmore Way and Southwest 42nd Avenue (State Road 953), on the left
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Regionally, this marker is in South Florida, on the Gold Coast, and in Greater Miami. It is also in the American South and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George E. Merrick (within shouting distance of this marker); Coral Gables Miracle Mile (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Police and Fire Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); City of Coral Gables (approx. half a mile away); Site of Packing House of Coral Gables Plantation (approx. half a mile away); U of M Opened Here (approx. 0.6 miles away); Coral Gables Merrick House (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Historic 1926 White Way Lights (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coral Gables.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2016, by Maggie Prats Lora of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 821 times since then and 41 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 23, 2016, by Maggie Prats Lora of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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