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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NX1_gesu-catholic-church_Miami-FL.html
Founded in 1896
is officially listed on
The National Register
Of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NWY_great-miami-hurricane-of-1926_Miami-FL.html
On Sept. 18, 1926, the Great Miami Hurricane swept across South Florida with estimated winds of 131-155 mph. The storm killed more than 370 people, made more than 25,000 people homeless, and caused millions of dollars in damage. In the early 20th …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NQ5_tequesta_Miami-FL.html
Indians lived at the mouth of the Miami River (200 yards southwest of this spot) for more than 15 centuries before White men came. The principal town of the Tequesta Indians, including six mounds used for dwelling, burial, and religious rites, was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NQ4_menendez-on-biscayne-bay_Miami-FL.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HCN_miami-city-cemetery_Miami-FL.html
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 J…
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/HM17EK_the-art-deco-tower_Miami-FL.html
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 developm…