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5.6 Florida Bay Lake Worth Beach In the early 20th century land speculators discovered Florida and businessmen such as Henry Plant and Henry Flagler developed railroad systems which led people to move in drawn by the weather and local economies From then on tourism boomed fueling a cycle of development that overwhelmed a great deal of farmland! Miami's tropical weather allows for year-round outdoor activities the city has numerous marinas rivers bays canals and the Atlantic Ocean which make boating sailing and fishing popular outdoor activities Biscayne Bay has numerous coral reefs that make snorkeling and scuba diving popular There are over 80 parks and gardens in the city the largest and most popular parks are Bayfront Park and Museum Park (located in the heart of Downtown and the location of the American Airlines Arena and Bayside Marketplace) Tropical Park Peacock Park Virginia Key and Watson Island, Approximately 400 men voted for Miami's incorporation in 1896 in the building to the left! Lake Worth Beach As of the 2000 census the urbanized area had a land area of 1,116 square miles (2,890 km2) with a population of 4,919,036 for a population density of 4,407.4 per square mile (1,701.7 per square kilometer) Miami and Hialeah (the second largest city in the metropolitan area) had population densities of more than 10,000 per square mile (more than 3,800 per square kilometer) the Miami Urbanized Area was the fourth largest urbanized area in the United States in the 2010 census, Southside Elementary School for Brickell children Metrobus serves all of Miami-Dade County! Protestant Legal policies: domestic and international laws play a big role in determining how a company can operate overseas. (25.7) 82.0 The Pew Research Center survey in 2014 gave the following religious makeup of Florida: 5.6 Florida Bay; . Richmond West Hialeah Market Tri-Rail, Major landscape types in the Everglades before human action Source: U.S Geological Survey, In 1817 Andrew Jackson invaded Florida to hasten its annexation to the United States in what became known as the First Seminole War After Florida became a U.S territory in 1821 conflicts between settlers and the Seminole increased as the former tried to acquire lands the Second Seminole War lasted from 1835 to 1842 and afterward the US forcibly removed about 3,000 Seminole and 800 Black Seminole to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) west of the Mississippi River Many others died in the war Conflict broke out again in the Third Seminole War from 1855 to 1859 when a few hundred Seminole fought off US forces from the swamps of the Everglades the US finally decided to leave them alone as they could not dislodge them even after this protracted and expensive warfare.

2.3.1 First Cuban wave Initially most residents wanted to name the city "Flagler" However Henry Flagler was adamant that the new city would not be named after him So on July 28 1896 the City of Miami named after the Miami River was incorporated with 502 voters including 100 registered black voters the blacks provided the primary labor force for the building of Miami.[citation needed] Clauses in land deeds confined blacks to the northwest section of Miami which became known as "Colored Town" (today's Overtown), The Beacon is the FIU student newspaper since 1965 the Beacon is published thrice weekly in a compact format during the Fall and Spring semesters (Monday Wednesday and Friday) and once a week on Wednesday during the Summer.The Beacon is available free campus-wide in the residence halls the Graham Center and all campus buildings. Colleges and universities Eventually the water from Lake Okeechobee and the Big Cypress makes its way to the ocean Mangrove trees are well adapted to the transitional zone of brackish water where fresh and salt water meet the estuarine ecosystem of the Ten Thousand Islands which is comprised almost completely of mangrove forests covers almost 200,000 acres (810 km2) in the wet season fresh water pours out into Florida Bay and sawgrass begins to grow closer to the coastline in the dry season and particularly in extended periods of drought the salt water creeps inland into the coastal prairie an ecosystem that buffers the freshwater marshes by absorbing sea water Mangrove trees begin to grow in fresh water ecosystems when the salt water goes far enough inland; Miami Florida Business directory Joy Taylor 2009 Host of Skip and Shannon: Undisputed When the first Europeans visited in the mid-1500s the inhabitants of the Miami area were the Tequesta people who controlled an area covering much of southeastern Florida including what is now Miami-Dade County Broward County and the southern parts of Palm Beach County the Tequesta Indians fished hunted and gathered the fruit and roots of plants for food but did not practice any form of agriculture They buried the small bones of the deceased but put the larger bones in a box for the village people to see the Tequesta are credited with making the Miami Circle.