[Spanish:]
Al Martirologio del Presidio Político Cubano
Obra erigida por la institución “Presidio Político Histórico Cubano”
Miami Septiembre 1 de 1986
Los que luchan viven Los que contemplan vegetan . . . — — Map (db m295360) WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m146369) HM
“I’m glad it was me instead of you” Anton J. Cermak Mayor of Chicago Born May 9, 1873 Kladno, Czechoslovakia Died March 6, 1933 Miami, Florida It was here February 15th, 1933 that an attempt was made to assassinate Franklin Delano Roosevelt. . . . — — Map (db m297648) HM
This seven-story octagonal tower was built in 1929 as an entrance to the Sears Roebuck and Company department store, which was designed by the architectural firm Nimmons, Carr and Wright. It was the focal point of the first Art Deco style . . . — — Map (db m63894) HM
On December 17, 1979, Arthur Lee McDuffie, a 33-year-old Black man and former Marine, was killed by a group of white Metro-Dade police officers at this location. McDuffie was a father to three young children, the associate manager of an insurance . . . — — Map (db m251245) HM
Cuba A los martires de la Brigada de Asalto 2506 17 de Abril 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion Junta Directiva 2002-2004 Martires de Giron Julio Acosta Ruiz ∙ Eufrasio Aleman Aleman ∙ Elio Aleman Armenteros ∙ Pedro I. Amaro Abreu . . . — — Map (db m134738) WM
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
The idea was that it would be a park for the people, Not an escape from the City but a place to go to, a place of congregation. May it take its place as a wedge of art into the heart of the new world. Isamu Noguchi
Biscayne Boulevard – New World Design 1988–2008 by Roberto Burle Marx
Derived from convex shapes and geometric patterns, this uniquely designed sidewalk stretches from SE 2nd Street to NE 13th Street along Biscayne . . . — — Map (db m297697) HM
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
The neighborhood of Buena Vista began in the 1890s, as a portion of the William Gleason and E.L. White homesteads. During the 1920s, Tampa developer and architect David P. Davis teamed with pineapple plantation owner Theodore V. Moore to develop two . . . — — Map (db m175704) HM
[Español:]
Esta calle para honra a las mujeres del presidio politico cubano, quienes por seis decadas —hasta el presente han sufrido enfrentandose a la dictadura de Fidel y Raul Castro. Durante la guerra fria, las mujeres . . . — — Map (db m295352) HM
[Español:] Caleuche Miami Capitán Arturo Prat Chacón 1848–1879 Héroe Nacional de Chile Representa los más altos valores personales, abnegación, liderazgo y heroísmo, del pueblo de Chile Busto donado a la ciudad de Miami por . . . — — Map (db m297657) HM
New York graffiti icon Carlos “Mare” Rodriguez, born in Manhattan and raised in the South Bronx, began his artistic career in 1976, painting on trains under the name “Mare139”. As a member of the golden age of subway graffiti (1976–1985), he . . . — — Map (db m292492) HM
Side 1
Peacock Park is named for Charles and Isabella Peacock, early homesteaders who settled on this property that later became part of the city of Miami. The two were encouraged to travel to South Florida by Charles’ brother, Jack, who was the . . . — — Map (db m263512) HM
The first black community on the South Florida mainland began here in the late 1880s when Blacks primarily from the Bahamas came via Key West to work at the Peacock Inn. Their first hand experience with tropical plants and building materials proved . . . — — Map (db m75597) HM
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
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
Coconut Grove began as a small settlement on the cliffs of Biscayne Bay, surrounded by a vast tropical wilderness. In the mid-1800s, the first known permanent residents, Edmund “Ned” and Ann Beasley, settled near what became Barnacle Historic State . . . — — Map (db m273452) HM
The land on which this library stands was given by Commodore Ralph Middleton Munroe, whose first wife lies buried on it.
The library was started by a writer, Kirk Munroe (no relation) and his wife, Mary Barr Munroe, as a reading group called . . . — — Map (db m75209) HM
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
When Virginia Beach Park officially opened to the public in 1945, a prefabricated "snack bar" was among the site's first amenities. A 1947 hurricane destroyed it. In 1951, this permanent concession stand was constructed. For decades, park and . . . — — Map (db m120685) HM
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
[English:]
A cruceiro is a monument consisting of a high cross made of stone with attached sculptures typically in a Gothic style that dates to the 14th century. It is usually located at crossroads, in churchyards or ancient . . . — — Map (db m295330) HM
[English:]
This Monument is dedicated to the men and women who suffered long sentences, torture, repression, inhuman treatment and cruelty in prisons when facing the Castro-Communist tyranny beginning in the year of 1959. . . . — — Map (db m295362) HM
From Asociacion Interamericana de Hombres de Empresa. Miami Chapter. Place Miami Beach Convention Hall.
For the past 17 years, this nation has seen thousands of people fleeing from the unbearable oppression of a communist regime. We are . . . — — Map (db m297658) HM
Miami's oldest independent day school was founded by Dr. Laura Cushman in 1924. The school moved to this site in 1926, opening in early October, having sustained only minor damage from the disastrous September hurricane. The original Mediterranean . . . — — Map (db m77831) HM
Born 1793 in Virginia. Joined 12th U.S. Infantry in 1813; Served with it thru War of 1812; In 4th Regiment rest of his life. Promoted from 3rd Lieut. to Major, Commanded garrison at Key West. In Seminole War was sent with 117 men to aid Gen. Clinch . . . — — Map (db m88531) HM
Inscribed in ground:
The Dade County War Memorial was first dedicated July 5, 1943. Funds for its construction were raised in a door-to-door drive by the Harvey Seeds Post of the American Legion. The inscription originally contained the . . . — — Map (db m297638) WM
Biographical Profile
Dante B. Fascell was born in Bridgehampton, Long Island, New York in 1917, and moved with his parents to Miami, Florida in 1925. He graduated from Ponce de Leon High School, Coral Gables, Florida in 1933 and earned his . . . — — Map (db m297704) HM
David Thomas Kennedy (April 7, 1934 – Sept. 4, 2014) was an attorney and politician born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was elected to the City of Miami’s City Commission in 1961. Kennedy served as Mayor of Miami from 1969-1973. He enjoyed the . . . — — Map (db m228474) HM
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
Picnickers in sailboat days gave the key its name. In World War I, it was a Naval air base. In 1930, Pan American World Airways here inaugurated flying boat service to Latin America, erecting huge hangars and a terminal. The U.S. Government dredged . . . — — Map (db m75186) HM
Elizabeth Virrick was born in Winchester, Kentucky in 1897. After studying architecture and interior design at the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University, she moved to Miami with her husband in 1925. Virrick met Coconut Grove activist and . . . — — Map (db m146364) HM
[English:]
This sculptural complex pays homage to the exiled Cuban journalists, victims of the totalitarian regime that gained power in 1959. The chosen pyramids and triangles symbolize the power of the word, truth, and the . . . — — Map (db m295358) HM
U.S. Car No. 1,
Ferdinand Magellan
has been designated
National
Historic Landmark
Presidential railroad car built for the
exclusive use of the President of the
United States of America
1942
Restored and exhibited by
The . . . — — Map (db m73445) HM
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
The Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway, established by Henry Morrison Flagler, was constructed along Florida’s east coast in the late 19th century. The FEC main line arrived in Miami by 1896, and extended farther south in 1926. The Little River Spur . . . — — Map (db m251048) HM
The Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway, established by Henry Morrison Flagler, was constructed along Florida’s east coast in the late 19th century. The FEC main line arrived in Miami by 1896, and extended farther south in 1926. The Little River Spur . . . — — Map (db m251053) HM
The United States of America took possession of Florida from Spain under the terms of the 1821 Treaty of Paris. In 1830, the U.S. implemented the Indian Removal Act, forcing Seminole Indians south into the Miami and Everglades area. The Second . . . — — Map (db m78126) HM
“La libertad no se mendiga. Se conquista con el filo del machete.”
[English:]
“Freedom is not begged for. It is conquered with the edge of the machete.”
General Antonio Maceo
“El Titan de Bronce” . . . — — Map (db m295350) WM
[Español:]
General D. José de San Martín
25 de febrero 1778 - 17 de agosto 1850
[English translation:]
General D. José de San Martín
February 25, 1778 - August 17, 1850
— — Map (db m295409) HM WM
Generalisimo Maximo Gomez 1886-1905 Nacio en Bani Rep. Dominicana 18 Nov 1836 Libertador de Cuba Donaron e instalaron el busto Jose Bianka y Stephanie Alvarez Aprovado por Comisionado Willy Gort Colaboradores: Consul Dom. Manuel . . . — — Map (db m134727) HM WM
Founded in 1896
is officially listed on
The National Register
Of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m88527) HM
Born February 7, 1856, Eva Amelia Hewitt Munroe, was the first wife of Commodore Ralph M. Munroe. In the fall of 1881, the young couple traveled from Staten Island, New York to Miami, Florida hoping the mild winter weather would cure Eva's . . . — — Map (db m278268) HM
On September 18, 1926, the Great Miami Hurricane swept across South Florida with estimated winds of 131-155 mph. Before the era of satellites and computer models, warnings for tropical cyclones were often inadequate.
A storm warning from . . . — — Map (db m88533) HM
The Historic Coconut Grove Cemetery was first used as a graveyard for the Grove's Bahamian settlers in 1906. The community's original cemetery was a small lot opened by the city in 1904 on what is now the 3500 block of Charles Avenue. That site was . . . — — Map (db m150977) HM
(Side 1)
Lemon City began as an agricultural community of homesteaders in the 1870s. Entrepreneur Eugene C. Harrrington, credited as the father of Lemon City, bought an 11-acre strip of land from homesteader John Saunders in 1889. . . . — — Map (db m150725) HM
In 1944, the City of Miami hired its first five black police officers who were sworn in as "emergency patrolmen" to enforce the law in what was then called the Central Negro District. These stalwart men were Ralph White, Moody Hall, Clyde Lee, . . . — — Map (db m228930) HM
A 1918 map located a "Negro Dance Pavilion" on Virginia Key. When Virginia Key Beach Park opened in 1945, a concrete dance floor was included on this site. Beach visitors danced the Lindy Hop, Foxtrot, Twist, Monkey, Mash Potato, Robot, and Hustle . . . — — Map (db m120688) HM
On Thursday afternoon, February 19, 1891, Flora McFarlane and five other pioneer women of Dade County founded the Housekeepers Club, the first organized women's club in South Florida. The purpose was to bring the housekeepers of the area together . . . — — Map (db m75192) HM
During 1960 and early 1961, Cuban exiles from Miami flew from Opa-Locka airport to Guatemala to become part of the almost 1,300 men of Brigade 2506 who were recruited, trained, and equipped by the CIA during the Eisenhower . . . — — Map (db m269010) HM
In the early months of 1961 Cuban refugees in Miami flew from Opa-Locka airport to Guatemala to become part of the almost 1300 men of Brigade 2506. The Brigade's Bay of Pigs Invasion on April 17, 1961, resulted in defeat with over 100 men killed . . . — — Map (db m87438) HM
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
“Yo quiero, cuando me muera sin patria, pero sin amo, tener en mi losa un ramo de flores, - ¡y una bandera!”
[English:]
“I want, when I die, without a country, but without a master, to have on my tomb a bouquet of . . . — — Map (db m295349) WM
[English:]
This public space is dedicated to the exiled Cuban community in Miami and is named after Cuba’s national hero, José Martí. It serves as an open space for reflection and meditation, honoring the past and the lives left . . . — — Map (db m295346) HM
Upper plaque: Juan Ponce de Leon He arrived on Easter Sunday in 1513 looking for the Fountain of Youth. He found something better, a beautiful land that he claimed for Spain, and he called it Florida. Donated by the Government of Spain . . . — — Map (db m297662) HM
Lawson Edward (L.E.) Thomas (1898-1989) was born in Ocala. He attended Florida A&M College, and later the University of Michigan Law School. He moved to Miami in 1935, and made his first appearance in municipal court in 1937. As the first black . . . — — Map (db m229149) HM
Julia Tuttle arrived from Cleveland, Ohio, in 1891, a widow with two grown children. She bought 644 acres on the north bank of the Miami River, which included Fort Dallas. Her neighbors across the river were fellow early pioneers William and . . . — — Map (db m250418) HM
A la lucha guerrillera anticomunista que tuvo lugar en Cuba de 1960 a 1966. Este monumento es para honrar a los hombres y mujeres que enfrentaron con las armas a la tiranía castrista en montañas y llanos; a los guías y a las líneas de . . . — — Map (db m295323) HM WM
La Peña de Versailles En reconocimiento a los cubanos; hombres y mujeres que nunca se resignaron a vivir sin libertad. Los cuales diariamente se reunieron en este Restaurant Versailles centro patriotico y cultural del exilio. Para . . . — — Map (db m185628) HM
Bound by the area east of I-95, between 71st and 54th Streets, the Lemon City community had at least three identifiable historic black communities at the turn of the twentieth century, including this area, Boles Town. The neighborhood was named for . . . — — Map (db m175541) HM
Oldest Public library in south Florida, opened April 7, 1894, by Lemon City Library and Improvement Association in Lemon City, then the largest settlement in Dade County. The first library building was on present N.E. 63rd Street near Biscayne Bay. . . . — — Map (db m150772) HM
By the 1870s, nearly 1,000 African Americans were living in and around the unincorporated community of Lemon City, located just north of the Miami city limits. Most of the black community were Bahamian immigrants who worked for the wealthier white . . . — — Map (db m128320) HM
Bound by the area east of I-95, between 71st and 54th Streets, the Lemon City community had at least three identifiable historic black communities at the turn of the 20th century, including this area, Knightsville. Surrounded by groves owned by . . . — — Map (db m175409) HM
Lemon City’s first library started in the 1890s, in the local school, under the leadership of teacher Ada Merritt. She organized the Busy Bees of the Everglades, a club for young ladies focused on fundraising for the school library. Under . . . — — Map (db m150770) HM
Bound by the area east of I-95, between 71st and 54th streets, the Lemon City community had at least three identifiable historic black communities at the turn of the 20th century, including this area, Nazarene. Pronounced by locals as “Naz’ree,” the . . . — — Map (db m175410) HM
(Side 1)
Born in Newnansville, Florida, in 1875, Dr. John Gordon DuPuis moved to Lemon City after graduating from medical school at the University of Kentucky in 1898. He began his practice in a one-room frame building behind the Conolly . . . — — Map (db m150766) HM
(Side 1)
Predating the City of Miami, Lemon City had the first port on Biscayne Bay due to its natural, deep-water channel. Prior to dredging, Biscayne Bay was largely shallow. Shipping was Lemon City’s primary link to the outside world, and . . . — — Map (db m150726) HM
The first post office in Lemon City opened on October 1, 1889, in one corner of Moffat’s bayside store. E.L. White was appointed the first postmaster. Lemon City quickly became an active mail center, so much so that the Tropical Sun reported in 1891 . . . — — Map (db m150774) HM
Built in 1896, the Lemon City station was located between present-day NE 59th St. and NE 60th St. The wood-frame station was painted yellow with white trim and had a flower garden around it. Henry Flagler had the station built to assist agricultural . . . — — Map (db m150768) HM
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
In the 1980s, thousands of Haitian immigrants settled in Miami, and the neighborhood of Little Haiti began to form. The building that would become this Haitian marketplace was originally constructed in 1936, but sat unused at the time. In 1984, the . . . — — Map (db m128656) HM
Little Havana Honors Our Veterans We salute the brave men and women who have sacrificed so much for our freedom. The courage of our veterans will never be forgotten. We pay tribute to them, including our Bay of Pigs veterans, for their . . . — — Map (db m134732) WM
[English:]
Lt. General José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo Grajales (June 14, 1845 – December 7, 1896), Cuba’s greatest warrior, was the son of a Venezuelan farmer and a mulatto Cuban woman of Dominican descent. He was . . . — — Map (db m295355) HM
This land on the north side of the Miami River was developed as a residential area soon after the City Park opened in 1909. Along NW 3rd and NW 4th Streets a mixture of single-family and multi-family structures were built that were made of strong . . . — — Map (db m78195) HM
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
A los mártires que han derramado su sangre por la libertad de Cuba. En el año del centenario de la muerte de nuestro apóstol Jose Marti. 1895-1995 Caballeros de Colon Consejo Beato Marcelino Champagnat Consejo Corpus Christi Miami, 20 de . . . — — Map (db m295344) WM
Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Adelantado of Florida and founder of St. Augustine, landed here at the chief village of the Tequesta Indians early in 1567. He returned several Indians held captive on the West Coast and established friendly relations . . . — — Map (db m88324) HM
Miami Centennial Time Capsule
Dedicated July 28th 1996
To be opened July 28th 2096
Time Capsule donated by Carlton Wilbert Vault Inc. — — Map (db m297635) HM
On this spot of land at the mouth of the Miami River, a historic discovery shed new light on one of Florida's early peoples - the Tequesta. During the demolition of the Brickell Point apartments in 1998, archaeologists uncovered preshistoric . . . — — Map (db m292489) HM
The Miami Circle at Brickell Point has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. The Miami Circle is a 38-foot diameter ring of post . . . — — Map (db m65646) HM
In 1897 Mrs. Mary Brickell sold this 10-acre “rocky wasteland” to the City of Miami for $750. It was a half mile north of the city limits on a narrow wagon county trail. The first burial, not recorded, was of an elderly black man on 14 . . . — — Map (db m78119) HM
Considered one of the oldest natural landmarks in southeast Florida, the Miami River evolved over thousands of years from a tidal channel into a freshwater stream that carried water from the Everglades in the west to Biscayne Bay in the east. At the . . . — — Map (db m228998) HM
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
At this site, on 15 September 1942, the United States Navy established a 2,000 acre (810 hectare) lighter-than-air facility. The Navy constructed 3 huge hangers, each 17 stories (175 feet/54 meters) high, 297 feet (110.5 meters) wide, and 1,088 feet . . . — — Map (db m73415) HM
Monumento establecido 8/24/1984 Honrar honra 1992 En memoria de Nestor A. Izquierdo Veterano de la Brigada 2506 U.S.A. Army Esta obra fue realizada por Gilberto Casanova Secretario General de Accion Cubana y algunos . . . — — Map (db m295328) WM
[English:]
This memorial was built an homage to Nestor Antonio “Tony” Izquierdo, a great fighter for the freedom of the United States and for the freedom of Cuba and who died on June 10, 1979, in a plane crash in Nicaragua where . . . — — Map (db m295325) HM
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
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
Dedicated to the more than 14,000 Cuban children that were sent to live free in America by their parents in “Operation Pedro Pan.”
(Spanish) La libertad no se mendiga, se conquista con el filo del machete. A. Maceo . . . — — Map (db m295353) HM
The Lyric Theater was built in 1913 by Geder Walker, an enterprising African American businessman from Georgia who also owned and operated the theater. It quickly became the center of a thriving entertainment district of hotels, restaurants, and . . . — — Map (db m278168) HM
Brickell Point has been host to many cultures and witness to a number of historical milestones.
The powerful Tequesta Indians made their main village at the mouth of the Miami River for over two thousand years. Abundant natural resources . . . — — Map (db m292488) HM
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
[English:]
This space, originally plated as an open public right of way, was repurposed in the late 1970’s as a public park. In the 1980’s several Cuban exile organizations had their offices at the commercial private spaces at . . . — — Map (db m295363) HM
[Español:] Simón Bolívar Nació en Caracas–Venezuela el 24 de julio de 1783 Murió en Santa Marta–Colombia el 17 de diciembre de 1830 “Pongamos sin temor la piedra fundamental de la libertad sudamericana: vacilar es perdernos” . . . — — Map (db m297653) WM
Miami’s waterfront location has played a critical role in its history. In 1895, landowners Julia Tuttle and William and Mary Brickell persuaded Henry Flagler to extend his Florida East Coast Railroad south and build a port city. Flagler’s first . . . — — Map (db m120654) HM
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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