You searched for City|State|Country: , fl us
Page 4 of 10 — Showing results 31 to 40 of 94
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IED_let-it-shine_Key-Biscayne-FL.html
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 1825, t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IEC_escaping-to-freedom-in-the-bahamas_Key-Biscayne-FL.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IDJ_key-biscayne-the-barrier-island_Key-Biscayne-FL.html
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 island and the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IDI_u-s-coast-survey-base_Key-Biscayne-FL.html
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 188…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ICZ_whilden-carrier-cottage_Miami-FL.html
This cottage is typical of the pioneer dwellings built by homesteaders who settled in rural Dade County during the early 1900s through 1930s. It belonged to Carl Whilden, chief foreman at Fairchild Tropical Garderns. Whilden built the cottage in 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ICY_homes-that-hover_Key-Biscayne-FL.html
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 fishermen,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I60_virginia-key-beach-park_Key-Biscayne-FL.html
Virginia Key Beach Park is an environmental and historic landmark located on a barrier island. Its earliest recorded history is of an 1838 skirmish during the Second Seminole War in which three Seminoles were killed on this site. From the early 19…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I4G_chinese-bridge_Miami-FL.html
In 1918 Charles Deering constructed this bridge to cross Cutler Creek on the way to his retirement home. At the time this accessway was called "Old Cutler Road". Deering relocated it from its original location inside the natural areas of his prope…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HE9_wagner-homestead_Miami-FL.html
This 1850s structure is the oldest standing house in Miami-Dade County. It was built by William Wagner, a German immigrant and U.S. Army veteran. After being wounded in the Mexican-American War in 1847, Wagner returned to Fort Moultrie, Georgia to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HCU_fort-dallas-and-the-william-f-english-plantation-slave-quarters_Miami-FL.html
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 Sem…