Charles Avenue

Charles Avenue (HM1FHY)

Location: Miami, FL 33133 Miami-Dade County
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Country: United States of America
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N 25° 43.544', W 80° 14.717'

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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 bulding materials proved invaluable to the development of Coconut Grove. Besides private homes, the early buildings inluded the Odd Fellows Hall, which served as a community center and library, Macedonia Baptist Church, home of the oldest black congregation in the area, and the A.M.E. Methodist Church, which housed the community's first school. At the western end of Charles Avenue is one of the area's oldest cemeteries.
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HM NumberHM1FHY
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Placed BySponsored by Eastern Airlines in cooperation with the Historical Association of Southern Florida
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Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 1:03am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 575706 N 2845527
Decimal Degrees25.72573333, -80.24528333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 25° 43.544', W 80° 14.717'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds25° 43' 32.64" N, 80° 14' 43.02" W
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Area Code(s)305, 786, 561
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3231-3247 Charles Ave, Miami FL 33133, US
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