On South Le Jeune Road (State Road 953) at Riveria Drive, on the right when traveling north on South Le Jeune Road.
Originally eight feet wide, Le Jeune Road was built by James D. Girtman (1874-1960). In addition to being a road builder, Mr. Girtman was also a successful grocer, fur trader, expert on Seminole culture, and fruit and vegetable grower. In 1902, Mr. . . . — — Map (db m74932) HM
On Erwin Road at Southwest 74th Street, on the left when traveling south on Erwin Road.
Pinewood (Cocoplum) Cemetery is the oldest designated cemetery in the Miami area and one of the oldest Coral Gables Historical sites. Adam and Rosa Richards deeded one acre of land on May 13, 1897 for 10 dollars to Wilson A Larkins, Arthur F. Lang . . . — — Map (db m83128) HM
On Biltmore Way at Southwest 42nd Avenue (State Road 953), on the left when traveling west on Biltmore Way.
Dreamer, writer, poet, philosopher, lover of the beautiful - he made his dream become a reality in the creation of Coral Gables, City Beautiful.
Dade County commissioner from 1914 to 1916. He advocated and promoted good highways and . . . — — Map (db m99921) HM
On South Le Jeune Road (State Road 953) at Sunset Drive (State Road 986), on the right when traveling north on South Le Jeune Road.
When developer George Merrick (1886-1942) and the Coral Gables Corporation conceived the master plan for Coral Gables in the 1920s, the city's boundaries encompassed waterfront acreage allowing access to waterways. The original city boundaries went . . . — — Map (db m74931) HM
On Oak Avenue at George Allen Avenue (Industrial Avenue), on the left when traveling east on Oak Avenue.
George Allen, a native of the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas, moved to South Florida in 1928 seeking a more productive life style for his family. Allen became employed by George Merrick, the founder of Coral Gables. and rose quickly through the . . . — — Map (db m120682) HM
On Frow Avenue east of Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling west.
St. Mary First Missionary Baptist Church was the first African American church in Coral Gables. The church was founded on March 9, 1924, and its congregation of seventeen members first met in an old school house on Thomas Avenue in the MacFarlane . . . — — Map (db m150787) HM
On South Dixie Highway (U.S. 1) at Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Dixie Highway.
This area, south of S. Dixie Highway (U.S. 1) and adjacent to the former Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway, comprises the MacFarlane Homestead and Golden Gate subdivisions. During segregation, these neighborhoods were home to many of Coral Gables’ . . . — — Map (db m273375) HM
On Alhambra Circle at Ferdinand Street, in the median on Alhambra Circle.
This “lighthouse” which has never seen the sea, serves as a testament to Coral Gables’ early boom years, a time when everyday practical things could be turned into works of art. Built c. 1923, its design is credited to Denman Fink, . . . — — Map (db m73629) HM
On Miracle Mile at Merrick Way, on the right when traveling west on Miracle Mile.
Incorporated April 29, 1925
Originated in 1898 as the Plantation
of Reverend S.G. Merrick
Founded and building begun by George E. Merrick
November 1921 — — Map (db m127511) HM
On Coral Way at Toledo Street, on the right when traveling west on Coral Way.
In July 1899, Congregational minister Solomon Greasley Merrick (1859-1911) and his wife Althea (1859-1937) purchased sight unseen the surrounding 160 acres for $1,100. Several months later, Merrick and his son George (1886-1942) came from . . . — — Map (db m73631) HM
On Castile Avenue at South Greenway Drive, on the right when traveling west on Castile Avenue.
Site of Packing House
of
Coral Gables Plantation
established by
Rev. Solomon Greasley Merrick
Post in fig tree
only evidence remaining — — Map (db m73634) HM
On North Greenway Drive at Granada Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on North Greenway Drive.
The Coral Gables Golf and Country Club and the Granada Golf Course, once the Merrick family’s vegetable field, were part of the original 1921 city plan by George Merrick and landscape architect, Frank Button. The golf course, designed by the . . . — — Map (db m73630) HM
Near South Greenway Drive at Cordova Street, on the right when traveling west.
When George Edgar Merrick (1886-1942) designed his idealistic City of Coral Gables in the early 1920s, he created a special area for scouts and built a rustic log cabin for his Troop 7 boy scouts on this site. Today, only the chimney remains. After . . . — — Map (db m74784) HM
Near DeSoto Boulevard at Sevilla Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This pool was originally a quarry from which limestone was taken for the construction of early Coral Gables homes. In 1924, Denman Fink, artist-architect and uncle of Coral Gables founder George Merrick, transformed it into a unique pool . . . — — Map (db m74708) HM
On Alhambra Circle at Madrid Street, on the right when traveling east on Alhambra Circle.
Built in 1933, this Mediterranean Revival house is a contributing structure in the Coral Gables Plantation Historic District, one of the earliest developments in the city planned by George Merrick. Throughout the late 1960s and the 1970s, this house . . . — — Map (db m73632) HM
Near Anastasia Avenue near Colubus Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Biltmore Hotel
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1996
National Park Service
United States . . . — — Map (db m75726) HM
On Malaga Avenue at Columbus Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on Malaga Avenue.
George Merrick, the visionary behind the City of Coral Gables, founded Coral Gables Congregational Church in 1923, to honor his father, Solomon, a Congregational minister. The church was the first public building in Coral Gables. The Mediterranean . . . — — Map (db m75731) HM
On Segovia Street north of Aledo Avenue, in the median.
In 2011 workers installing the median on Segovia Street unearthed wooden railroad ties that had been laid for the Coral Gables Rapid Transit System. This interpretive exhibit shows the original ties and rails as they would have appeared when in . . . — — Map (db m193073) HM
On Granada Boulevard north of Southwest 40 th Street (State Road 976), on the left when traveling north.
Ruth Bryan Owen was the daughter of famed orator and Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan. She was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, on October 2, 1885. During World War I, she served as a nurse in the Egyptian-Palestine campaign. . . . — — Map (db m82381) HM
On Riviera Drive at University Drive, on the right when traveling south on Riviera Drive.
In 1926, 500 ornamental bases were commissioned for the "White Way" streetlights in Coral Gables. They were designed by Denman Fink and Phineas Paist. At each of the four sides of the base, there is a head in relief symbolic of the life of Coral . . . — — Map (db m194635) HM
On University Drive at Camilo Avenue, on the right when traveling south on University Drive.
On this site, in an unfinished building originally intended for a hotel, the University of Miami registered its first students on October 15, 1926. It was twenty years before the university was able to begin the move to the site originally . . . — — Map (db m74927) HM
On Miracle Mile (State Road 972) east of Southwest 42nd Avenue (State Road 953), on the right when traveling east.
Immediately after World War II, the "Father of Miracle Mile," George K. Zain and his wife, City Commissioner Rebyl Zain conceived, developed and implemented the concept of a Miracle Mile for the section of Coral Way between Douglas Road and Le Jeune . . . — — Map (db m83130) HM
On East Ponce de Leon Boulevard north of Phoenetia Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The Coral Gables Woman's Club is an icon of civic infrastructure in Coral Gables. After organizing in 1923, club members raised $10,000 to construct this clubhouse on land donated by the city. Designed by preeminent South Florida architect H. George . . . — — Map (db m150785) HM
On Sunset Drive at Nervia Street, on the left when traveling east on Sunset Drive.
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Pioneer women from distant urban areas were lonely and isolated in the pines and palmettos of South Florida. On February 14, 1912, six of them met at Eleanor Jordan’s home and founded the Coco Plum Thimble Club. "Mother" Jordan . . . — — Map (db m127512) HM
On Old Cutler Road at SW 184th Street, on the right when traveling north on Old Cutler Road.
Old Cutler Road owes its name to the former town of Cutler, a farming community founded by William Fuzzard in the late 1800s. The town was named after Dr. William Cutler of Massachusetts who visited the area around 1880 and encouraged Fuzzard and . . . — — Map (db m73635) HM
On Southwest 8th Street (U.S. 41) 9 miles west of State Highway 997.
The Everglades is home to Native peoples, including the Miccosukee and Seminole. These lands and waters were home to their ancestors, the Tequesta and Calusa.
Moving on the water has been - and continues to be - central to the way of life for . . . — — Map (db m292708) HM
On West Road 0.4 miles south of Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41).
The huge drainage basin that supplies the Everglades with water begins 240 miles north, near Orlando, Florida. Prior to man's intervention, Lake Okeechobee overflowed its banks during the wet season, initiating the summer pulse of water that fed . . . — — Map (db m292707) HM
On NW 14th Street at NW 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling east on NW 14th Street.
On this site, which was officially known as the Florida City Shelter of the Catholic Welfare Bureau’s Children’s Program, thousands of Operation Pedro Pan children found refuge from Communist Cuba between 1961 and 1966. Operation Pedro Pan . . . — — Map (db m71917) HM
Near Collins Avenue (State Road A1A) 0.6 miles south of Bayview Drive, on the left when traveling south. Reported missing.
In the 1800s, mail was often carried between the coastal communities of South Florida by barefoot mailmen. These carriers walked most of the route barefoot on the firm sand near the water's edge. In the 1880s, the U.S. government established . . . — — Map (db m77644) HM
Near Collins Avenue (State Road A1A) 1.1 miles north of 96th Street (County Road 922), on the left when traveling north.
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The originally known Lighthouse Dock, once at this site, marked the beginnings of this area's fame as a sportsman's paradise. Folklore and history relate that a man named Baker (c. 1810) “hauled over” fishing boats . . . — — Map (db m75994) HM
On East 8th Avenue (Florida Route 953) at East 55th Street, on the right when traveling north on East 8th Avenue.
Amelia Earhart was born July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas. She helped to establish the Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots, and was a member of the National Woman's Party. In 1932, Earhart was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross when . . . — — Map (db m145853) HM
Near Southwest 328th Street 2.8 miles east of Southwest 117th Avenue when traveling east.
A Sudden Squall drives a ship westward, off its southerly Gulf Stream route from Liverpool, England to New Orleans, Louisiana. In mere feet of water, a sea swell heaves the laden ship onto a massive coral reef. Sailors panic as the hull cracks . . . — — Map (db m245823) HM
On SW 248th Street at SW 142nd Avenue, on the right when traveling west on SW 248th Street.
George H. Cooper, Sr. and his wife Virginia purchased this land in 1933. The Coopers moved this house, originally a much smaller wood frame structure, to this location. They hired a stone mason, Jack Herndon, who began and completed all of the . . . — — Map (db m72977) HM
Through the collective recognition of the community of nations
expressed within the principles of the
convention concerning protection of the world,
cultural and natural heritage
Everglades National Park
has been designated a . . . — — Map (db m213490) HM
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization MAB Program on Man and the Biosphere By Decision of the Bureau of the International Coordinating Council of the Program on Man and the Biosphere, duly authorized to that . . . — — Map (db m213494) HM
On North Krome Avenue (State Road 997) south of NE 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
First Baptist Church has been designated a City of Homestead Historic Landmark
This building, constructed in 1944, replaced a wooden structure constructed in 1912 at the same location. It is the only remaining neoclassical structure in downtown . . . — — Map (db m73366) HM
On North Krome Avenue (State Road 997) north of NW 6th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Historic Site
First United Methodist Church
Dedicated November 25, 1951
Designated by the
Historic Preservation Board of
the City of Homestead, Florida
1992 — — Map (db m73275) HM
On Southwest 328th Street 2.6 miles east of Southwest 117th Avenue.
A product of Britain's growing navy, HMS Fowey was launched on August 14, 1744, from Hull, England. Fowey was a fifth-rate warship, designed to protect British shipping and interfere with ships from rival countries. Although . . . — — Map (db m292806) HM
On North Krome Avenue (State Road 997) north of East Mowry Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Historic Town Hall has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
This building was designed by Miami architect H. Hastings Mundy and built in 1917. As the Homestead Town Hall, it housed the City Fire Department, the Police Station and the . . . — — Map (db m73367) HM
Near Southwest 328th Street 2.6 miles east of Southwest 117th Avenue when traveling east.
For 235 years, this iron cannon lay on the bottom of the sea only 13 miles from where you are standing. Archeologists removed the cannon from the shipwreck site of HMS Fowey in 1983. A British warship, HMS Fowey sank in 1748 after . . . — — Map (db m245789) HM
Mark Honeywell—founder of Honeywell Heating Controls—bought Boca Chita Key in 1937. Over the next two years he built the coral rock structures visible around you. After his wife, Olive, died from injuries sustained from a fall at Boca Chita in . . . — — Map (db m267828) HM
Near Southwest 328th Street 2.8 miles east of Southwest 117th Avenue (Colonial Road) when traveling east.
On Monday August 24, 1992, at 4:30 am, the eye wall of Hurricane Andrew passed over this point before striking Homestead and Southern Miami-Dade County. Andrew was one of the most powerful hurricanes in US history with wind gusts exceeding 175 mph . . . — — Map (db m131777) HM
On Southwest 328th Street 2.6 miles east of Southwest 117th Avenue.
Beginning with Florida's earliest inhabitants, people from around the globe have traversed the waters of present day Biscayne National Park. Some of these journeys ended in disaster. The park is home to the remains of many of these shipwrecks. Dive . . . — — Map (db m292868) HM
On SW 296th Street at SW 174th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on SW 296th Street. Reported missing.
Palm Lodge was built in 1912 for Colonel Henry Wallace Johnston, a hardware merchant from Lebanon, Kentucky. Col. Johnson planted an avocado grove and experimented with specimens of tropical fruits and flowers. One of his specialties was the . . . — — Map (db m142235) HM
Near East Mowry Drive at South Flagler Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Redland District, named for the color of its soil, was settled in the early 1900s. Dan Roberts, Claude Jenkins and George Kosel were the first pioneers to file homestead claims in Redland. The pioneer community was concentrated along Redland . . . — — Map (db m73271) HM
On SW 248th Street (Coconut Palm Drive) east of Farmlife Road, on the right when traveling west.
Redland Farm Life School was originally constructed in 1916 by the Dade County School Board on land donated by William Anderson. Dr. Hyram Byrd was the impetus for consolidating the one room schools in Goulds, Eureka, Modello, Princeton, Murray . . . — — Map (db m76155) HM
Near Southwest 328th Street 2.8 miles Southwest 117th Avenue when traveling east.
In 1900, a bell buoy (like the one to the left) was installed in Biscayne Channel at the north end of Biscayne National Park near Key Biscayne. In clear, daytime weather, mariners could see the buoy that marked one of the primary entrances to . . . — — Map (db m245820) HM
On SW 232nd Street at SW 157th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on SW 232nd Street.
The Silver Palm District named for the small silver-backed fronds that grew profusely in the surrounding pine forest, was the first area south of Cutler opened for settlement. In 1900, Charles Gossman, Charles Hill and William Anderson filed the . . . — — Map (db m73327) HM
He laid the foundation of the National Park Service. Defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done. — — Map (db m213488) HM
Near Southwest 328th Street 2.8 miles east of Southwest 117th Avenue (Colonial Road) when traveling east.
The Edge of "Progress" (English)
Imagine standing at this spot and watching tanker ships approach an oil refinery directly ahead of you. In the distance to your right, a causeway connects the Florida mainland to a new city on the . . . — — Map (db m131792) HM
Near Southwest 328th Street 2.8 miles east of Southwest 117th Avenue (Colonial Road) when traveling east.
The Edge of Discovery (English)
Ponce de Leon is said to have named this place after the Bay of Biscay in his native Spain. A reef near the northern end of the park is dubbed “Fowey” after the British warship that wrecked . . . — — Map (db m131794) HM
On Southwest 260th Street at Southwest 154th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Southwest 260th Street.
Joseph Landon Hickson (1857-1949) moved with his family to Dade County in 1903. He quickly became involved in various business ventures, including citrus growing, real estate development, and construction. He also worked to develop tropical . . . — — Map (db m228929) HM
On South Flagler Avenue at East Mowry Drive, on the right when traveling north on South Flagler Avenue.
has been designated a
City of Homestead Historic Landmark
This building, built by W.D. Horne as the Homestead Inn, was originally constructed in 1904 and reconstructed several times after that. It served as a supply store and rooming house . . . — — Map (db m73274) HM
Near Southwest 328th Street 2.8 miles east of Southwest 117th Avenue when traveling east.
Israel Lafayette Jones was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1858. He was an adventurous soul in search of a life of freedom and independence. He arrived in South Florida in 1892, where he met and married a Bahamian woman named Mozelle Albury. . . . — — Map (db m245790) HM
On North Krome Avenue (State Road 997) at West Mowry Drive, on the right when traveling south on North Krome Avenue.
The Seminole Theater has been designated a City of Homestead Historic Landmark
This building, originally constructed in 1921, was subsequently restored in 1940 with an Art Deco facade following a devastating fire. The theatre was mainly used as . . . — — Map (db m73365) HM
Near Southwest 328th Street 2.8 miles east of Southwest 117th Avenue when traveling east.
On November 13, 1955 a segregated beach called Homestead Bayfront North was opened where you stand today. The park was created as the result of many "wade-ins;" public protests for Black Americans to be granted access to the waterfront. With the . . . — — Map (db m245791) HM
On SW 187th Avenue south of SW 284th Street, on the left when traveling south.
W.K. Walton built this home circa 1919. Walton planted four acres of avocados and eventually established one of the first commercial avocado nurseries in south Dade. This wood frame, stucco covered residence is designed in the style of an English . . . — — Map (db m72983) HM
Near Southwest 328th Street 2.9 miles east of SW 117th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In his 38 years representing
the people of South Florida in Congress,
Dante Fascell had many accomplishments.
The view before you is perhaps one of his greatest. — — Map (db m267834) HM
Biscayne Bay's fragile ecosystem is being threatened. The urban growth of Miami, whose skyline is visible on the horizon, pressures the bay's resources daily. Careless boaters, whose propellers uproot the bay's seagrasses, cause scars that take . . . — — Map (db m292923) HM
Imagine it's 1941. Pennants wave in the breeze. Bunting adorns the lighthouse. As a parade of yachts enters the harbor, a cannon is fired to welcome them to the annual summer outing of the "Committee of One Hundred" - a social and educational club . . . — — Map (db m292924) HM
In 1900, Miami was only four years old and Boca Chita Key was just another small, mangrove-covered island. Over the next thirty years, with improvements in transportation, increased disposable income, and tireless promotion, Miami and Miami Beach . . . — — Map (db m292925) HM
On Southwest 100th Street at Southwest 82nd Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Southwest 100th Street.
In 1916, David Brantley Dice and Jessie Van May Dice moved to the Kendall area from Little River in northern Miami. The couple purchased a tract of land from J.J. Hinson and established a farm. Later, they opened a small general store and lived . . . — — Map (db m228607) HM
Near Cape Florida Park Boulevard when traveling south.
Cause for Conservation "The wild unspoiled beauty of Cape Florida - 510 acres of pines, palms, and beach at the tip of Key Biscayne - has long been hailed...as a natural park and nature reserve." "Eight years ago, The Miami News urged . . . — — Map (db m134818) HM
Near Cape Florida Park Boulevard when traveling south.
Dade Heritage Trust’s Cape Florida Lighthouse Brick Program Dade Heritage Trust is the leading voice for historic preservation in Miami-Dade County. Founded as a nonprofit in 1972, Dade Heritage Trust works to preserve the architectural, . . . — — Map (db m134814) HM
Near Cape Florida Park Boulevard at South Crandon Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
In the early 1820's, enslaved Africans, runaways, and "Black Seminoles" seeking freedom from slave catchers and plantation masters, secretly worked their way down to CAPE FLORIDA. They met with bold captains of sloops from the British Bahamas who . . . — — Map (db m79723) HM
Near South Crandon Boulevard at Cape Florida Park Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
Stiltsville got its start in the 1930s, when "Crawfish" Eddie Walker set up a bait shop on the bay.
The area takes its name from the houses built on stilts above the water. By the 1950s and 1960s, it was a popular gathering place for . . . — — Map (db m79658) HM
Near South Crandon Boulevard at Cape Florida Park Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
Key Biscayne is a barrier island located at the north end of the reef-strewn Florida Straits. One thousand years before Columbus sailed, the Tequesta inhabited the island. These coastal fishermen navigated dugout canoes between the . . . — — Map (db m79666) HM
Near Cape Florida Park Boulevard at South Crandon Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
The Cape Florida Lighthouse stands today as a reminder of perseverance in the face of hardship.
The Cape Florida Lighthouse was built to alert ships as they sailed near the dangerous reefs of the Florida Keys.
Constructed in December . . . — — Map (db m79720) HM
On Cape Florida Park Boulevard south of Crandon Boulevard.
The original brick dwelling was completed in July 1825: a two story cottage with two rooms on each floor. The lower floor was dirt and the upper floor had only one small window on each end. The kitchen was attached to the back. The first . . . — — Map (db m80255) HM
Near Cape Florida Park Boulevard when traveling south.
Have you ever wondered how people a hundred years from now will know how we lived? Preserving historical structures, such as the Cape Florida Lighthouse, is one way to connect the past with the present. In 1996, the Lighthouse was restored to its . . . — — Map (db m134825) HM
Near Cape Florida Park Boulevard when traveling south.
Road to Restoration Years of weather and wear left the Lighthouse in need of
tender love and care. The road to restoration for the Cape Florida Lighthouse was long, but exciting. First, craftsmen laid approximately 23,000 bricks to repair the . . . — — Map (db m134816) HM
Near Cape Florida Park Boulevard when traveling south.
Archaeologists began work on Key Biscayne in 1985 and have uncovered hundreds of artifacts providing clues of human habitation beginning with the Tequesta Indians and continuing through the mid-nineteenth century. Ten archaeological sites are . . . — — Map (db m134806) HM
Near Cape Florida Park Boulevard when traveling south.
the Bahama Dinghy A small study sailing boat was essential for coastal and island residents in a time before roads and bridges. Used for trips to nearby settlements to buy and sell supplies, to transport cargo and people to and from sailing . . . — — Map (db m134804) HM
Near South Crandon Boulevard at Cape Florida Park Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
In 1855, a U.S. Coast Survey team, led by A.D. Bache, the superintendent of the Coast Survey, erected two base markers on Key Biscayne. One is located on what is now the golf course. This one was on land 300 ft. south of the lighthouse, but by 1883, . . . — — Map (db m79663) HM
Near Crandon Boulevard 0.8 miles south of Arthur Lamb Jr. Road.
In 1807, President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation calling for a survey of the United States’ coastlines. Initially coordinated by the U.S. Navy, the survey was taken over by the newly-formed, civilian U.S. Coast Survey team in 1832. Led by . . . — — Map (db m266557) HM
On Northeast 4th Court at Northeast 58th Street, on the left when traveling north on Northeast 4th Court.
James Hilliard Nunnally, owner of the Nunnally Candy Company in Atlanta, founded the Bay Shore Investment Company in 1922. During the Florida Land Boom, the company platted and developed a large bay-front tract. Since the new Bay Shore . . . — — Map (db m175710) HM
Near Crandon Boulevard 1.5 miles north of Ocean Lane Drive.
The Key Biscayne North Base Marker was placed here in April of 1855 by the U.S. Coast survey team, under the direction of Alexander Dallas Bache, the great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin and Superintendent of the Coast Survey. The survey was done by . . . — — Map (db m266609) HM
On Shark Valley Loop Road south of Tamiami Trail (Southwest 8th Street) (U.S. 41), on the left when traveling south.
The Tamiami Trail was crucial to opening up the wilderness and creating a link to Florida's major cities. Building a road through the heart of the Everglades was no easy task, but with the power of human ingenuity the builders were able to . . . — — Map (db m132100) HM
On Delaware Parkway 0.1 miles south of NW 30th Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Brothers Max and Dave Fleischer founded Fleischer Studios in 1929. They achieved international success for their blend of surrealism, humor, and inventiveness with Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor, and bouncing-ball cartoons. The Fleischers and their . . . — — Map (db m294120) HM
On Shark Valley Loop Road south of Tamiami Trail (Southwest 8th Street) (U.S. 41), on the left when traveling south.
The Tamiami Trail changed life in South Florida forever. Crossing the state went from being a multi-day sea and train journey through the Keys to a motor car drive of only a few hours. It opened up access to an area that was considered by most to be . . . — — Map (db m132095) HM
On Northwest 36th Street (State Road 948) at Northwest South River Drive, on the right when traveling east on Northwest 36th Street.
A rare example of a Hanover Skew bridge once crossed the Miami Canal at this location. The bridge, completed in 1952, was built to carry increasing automobile traffic to and from Miami International Airport, southwest of this location. In the early . . . — — Map (db m120652) HM
On Northwest 95th Street at Northwest 10th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Northwest 95th Street.
For thousands of years most water crafts were built of wood. The first reinforced plastic fiberglass boats in the southeastern United States were conceived and built here in 1947. Two hundred feet north of this marker is the former home and workshop . . . — — Map (db m77650) HM
On Shark Valley Loop Road south of Tamiami Trail (Southwest 8th Street) (U.S. 41), on the left when traveling south.
With the perspective of time, the engineering marvel of the Tamiami Trail and its effect are being viewed in a different light. The early desire to conquer the swamp and control the water flow of this untamed wilderness changed the Everglades . . . — — Map (db m132096) HM
Near Southwest 152nd Street 0.2 miles west of Southwest 124th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
On this site on 15 September 1942 the Richmond Naval Air Station was established as a Lighter-Than-Air facility. Blimps from this station engaged is submarine patrol over the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and nearby Atlantic Ocean. Other . . . — — Map (db m213649) HM
On Southwest 8th Street (U.S. 41) at Palmetto Expressway ( Route 826), on the right when traveling west on Southwest 8th Street.
Southwest 8th Street has served as a crucial transportation corridor for
South Florida since before the founding of Miami in 1896. It began as an
unpaved path that connected small-to-medium-sized citrus groves to the
city's original downtown . . . — — Map (db m305274) HM
Near McFarland Road east of South Bayshore Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The Coconut Grove Sailing Club was organized by a group of men, women and children in December of 1945. With 72 Charter Members the club was focused on promoting sailing, sailboat racing and water safety. The Club originally occupied a small, . . . — — Map (db m291511) HM
On SW 100th Street at SW 82nd Avenue, on the right when traveling east on SW 100th Street.
The Dice House is the oldest surviving structure in the Kendall area, built circa 1920 by David Brantly Dice, a popular figure considered the “unnamed mayor of the community”. Mr. Dice owned and operated a general store on property . . . — — Map (db m76498) HM
On Northwest 36th Street (U.S. 27) near Northwest 9th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
In 1961, Jesse Holt became the first African-American athlete allowed to compete against whites in the City of Miami, during strict times of segregation. His first Amateur Athletic Union Track and Field Competition was held at Moore Park, where his . . . — — Map (db m229588) HM
On Northwest 10th Avenue at Northwest 24th Street, on the right when traveling north on Northwest 10th Avenue.
On its opening night, August 31, 1949, Major League Baseball Commissioner Albert Benjamin “Happy” Chandler declared, “I know of no more beautiful ballpark anywhere than this new Miami Stadium.” From its iconic neon façade, . . . — — Map (db m120653) HM
On Brickell Avenue (U.S. 1/41) south of Southeast 5th Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
The Brickell Family donated Brickell Park to Miami in 1921 as a preserve for the family mausoleum. Their remains are now in Woodlawn Cemetery. Brickell Park is one of the few parks connecting Brickell Avenue to the shoreline of Biscayne Bay. From . . . — — Map (db m292494) HM
On Southeast 15th Road at Brickell Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Southeast 15th Road.
When Miami lawyers John and Ethel Murrell took a vacation to France in 1930, they visited Saint-Julien, a 14th century priory in Douy. Enamored with its architecture, the couple hired prominent Miami architect Martin L. Hampton to design a . . . — — Map (db m263514) HM
On Brickell Avenue (U.S. 1/41) south of Southeast 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Tequesta Indians were the indigenous people of Miami prior to European contact. Mary Brickell Park encompasses a portion of what was the largest Tequesta village in southeast Florida. Archaeological evidence reveals that this site was in use . . . — — Map (db m65648) HM
On Southeast 12th Terrace at Brickell Bay Drive, on the right when traveling east on Southeast 12th Terrace.
Dr. James M. Jackson moved with his wife Edith to Miami in 1896 and became the city’s first resident physician. In 1899 they built a home on land purchased from the “Mother of Miami,” Julia Tuttle. Dr. Jackson built this one-story frame building . . . — — Map (db m120655) HM
On Southwest 15th Road at South Miami Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Southwest 15th Road.
Professor Charles Torrey Simpson
Charles Torrey Simpson was born on June 3, 1846, in Tiskilwa, Illinois. From a young age, Simpson had a love of nature. In his early life, Simpson worked as a farmer, miner, carpenter, and cowboy. During . . . — — Map (db m146361) HM
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