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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DVP_walton-house_Homestead-FL.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DVL_cooper-residence_Homestead-FL.html
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 ext…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D5H_the-tower-of-snow_Miami-FL.html
2012, Bronze 132 x 89 x 64 in. The Tower of Snow by distinguished Cuban-born artist Enrique Mart?nez Celaya honors the 50th anniversary of Operation Pedro Pan, which brought thousands of Cuban children, without their parents, to the United States …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D4U_operation-pedro-pan_Florida-City-FL.html
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 was con…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CY4_the-town-of-peters_Palmetto-Bay-FL.html
The town of Peters, no longer recognized, was named after the "Tomato King," Thomas J. Peters, who moved to this area in 1895. His tomato growing and packing business was the area's first million dollar enterprise and Peters was the area's first "…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18N6_mary-brickell-park_Miami-FL.html
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 f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18N5_brickell-park_Miami-FL.html
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.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18N4_the-miami-circle-at-brickell-point_Miami-FL.html
The Miami Circleat Brickell Pointhas been designated aNational 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 holes ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18N3_the-people-of-brickell-point_Miami-FL.html
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 contri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18N2_the-miami-circle_Miami-FL.html
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 ar…