(102) 2.08 Industry Ranking N S?? Native American or Native Alaskan 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% A sign advertising the completion of the Herbert Hoover Dike People who kept more traditional ways had settlements along the Tamiami Trail and tended to speak the Mikasuki language They later were federally recognized in 1962 as the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida as metropolitan areas in South Florida began to grow the two groups were closely associated with the Everglades They struggled to maintain privacy while serving as tourist attractions They earned money by wrestling alligators and selling craftworks as of 2008 the Seminole Tribe of Florida had five reservations and the lands of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians were collectively considered a sixth reservation the two tribes have each developed casino gaming on some of their properties to generate revenue for support services and economic development. 6 Notable alumni, 12 Further reading Sawgrass marshes and sloughs, FC Miami City Soccer USL League Two Tropical Park Stadium None 13 References. On February 1 1896 Tuttle fulfilled the first part of her agreement with Flagler by signing two deeds to transfer land for his hotel and the 100 acres (0.4 km2) of land near the hotel site to him the titles to the Brickell and Tuttle properties were based on early Spanish land grants and had to be determined to be clear of conflict before the marketing of the Miami lots began on March 3 Flagler hired John Sewell from West Palm Beach to begin work on the town as more people came into Miami on April 7 1896 the railroad tracks finally reached Miami and the first train arrived on April 13 it was a special unscheduled train and Flagler was on board the train returned to St Augustine later that night the first regularly scheduled train arrived on the night of April 15 the first week of train service provided only for freight trains; passenger service did not begin until April 22. The Everglades are a complex system of interdependent ecosystems Marjory Stoneman Douglas described the area as a "River of Grass" in 1947 though that metaphor represents only a portion of the system the area recognized as the Everglades prior to drainage was a web of marshes and prairies 4,000 square miles (10,000 km2) in size Borders between ecosystems are subtle or imperceptible These systems shift grow and shrink die or reappear within years or decades Geologic factors climate and the frequency of fire help to create maintain or replace the ecosystems in the Everglades! A turning point came for development in the Everglades at the proposal in the late 1960s for an expanded airport after Miami International Airport outgrew its capacities the new jetport was planned to be larger than O'Hare Dulles JFK and LAX airports combined,[citation needed] and the chosen location was 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Everglades National Park the first sentence of the U.S Department of Interior study of the environmental impact of the jetport read "Development of the proposed jetport and its attendant facilities . will inexorably destroy the south Florida ecosystem and thus the Everglades National Park" When studies indicated the proposed jetport would create 4,000,000 US gallons (15,000,000 L) of raw sewage a day and 10,000 short tons (9,100 t) of jet engine pollutants a year the project met staunch opposition the New York Times called it a "blueprint for disaster" and Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson wrote to President Richard Nixon voicing his opposition: "It is a test of whether or not we are really committed in this country to protecting our environment." Governor Claude Kirk withdrew his support for the project and Marjory Stoneman Douglas was persuaded at 79 years old to go on tour to give hundreds of speeches against it Nixon instead established Big Cypress National Preserve announcing it in the Special Message to the Congress Outlining the 1972 Environmental Program.
Miami Florida Business directory The Community Mental Health Clinic A turning point came for development in the Everglades at the proposal in the late 1960s for an expanded airport after Miami International Airport outgrew its capacities the new jetport was planned to be larger than O'Hare Dulles JFK and LAX airports combined,[citation needed] and the chosen location was 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Everglades National Park the first sentence of the U.S Department of Interior study of the environmental impact of the jetport read "Development of the proposed jetport and its attendant facilities . will inexorably destroy the south Florida ecosystem and thus the Everglades National Park" When studies indicated the proposed jetport would create 4,000,000 US gallons (15,000,000 L) of raw sewage a day and 10,000 short tons (9,100 t) of jet engine pollutants a year the project met staunch opposition the New York Times called it a "blueprint for disaster" and Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson wrote to President Richard Nixon voicing his opposition: "It is a test of whether or not we are really committed in this country to protecting our environment." Governor Claude Kirk withdrew his support for the project and Marjory Stoneman Douglas was persuaded at 79 years old to go on tour to give hundreds of speeches against it Nixon instead established Big Cypress National Preserve announcing it in the Special Message to the Congress Outlining the 1972 Environmental Program. BSicon STRq.svg Amtrak (Silver Service) Virgin Trains USA (Virgin Trains USA) and Tri-Rail (Tri-Rail)! Fire is an important element in the natural maintenance of the Everglades the majority of fires are caused by lightning strikes from thunderstorms during the wet season Their effects are largely superficial and serve to foster specific plant growth: sawgrass will burn above water but the roots are preserved underneath Fire in the sawgrass marshes serves to keep out larger bushes and trees and releases nutrients from decaying plant matter more efficiently than decomposition Whereas in the wet season dead plant matter and the tips of grasses and trees are burned in the dry season the fire may be fed by organic peat and burn deeply destroying root systems Fires are confined by existing water and rainfall it takes approximately 225 years for one foot (.30 m) of peat to develop but in some locations the peat is less dense than it should be for the 5,000 years of the Everglades' existence Scientists indicate fire as the cause; it is also cited as the reason for the black color of Everglades muck Layers of charcoal have been detected in the peat in portions of the Everglades that indicate the region endured severe fires for years at a time although this trend seems to have abated since the last occurrence in 940 BCE! Total population 399,457 2,496,435 18,801,310, 13.2 Residential towers Kings Point, The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice operates the Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center in an unincorporated area in the county. According to the U.S Census Bureau the county has an area of 2,431 square miles (6,300 km2) of which 1,898 square miles (4,920 km2) is land and 533 square miles (1,380 km2) (21.9%) is water It is the third-largest county in Florida by land area and second-largest by total area Most of the water is in the Biscayne Bay with another significant portion in the adjacent Atlantic Ocean, Toll Florida 878.svg State Road 878 (Snapper Creek Expressway), Also in 1933 the Miami City Commission asked the Miami Women's Club to create a city flag design the flag was designed by Charles L Gmeinder on their behalf and adopted by City Commission in November 1933 It is unknown why the orange and green colors were selected for the flag One theory is that the colors were inspired by the orange tree although the University of Miami was already using the colors of orange and green for their sports teams since 1926.
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