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Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...
in Miami-Dade County,
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, United States.


19th century

* 1870 –
William Brickell William Brickell (May 22, 1817(?) – January 14, 1908) joined Julia Tuttle as a co-founder of Miami, Florida. During the Civil War, Brickell and his wife Mary, whom he met and married in Australia, lived in the White House while he worked as an ...
establishes a trading post on the south side of the Miami River. * 1880 – Population: county 100. * 1884 – The first hotel, The Peacock Inn, is established in Coconut Grove. * 1886 **
Ralph Munroe Ralph Middleton Munroe (April 3, 1851 – August 20, 1933) was an American yacht designer and early resident of Coconut Grove in south Florida. His home, now The Barnacle Historic State Park, is the oldest house in Miami-Dade County still standi ...
builds a home on the bay in Coconut Grove. ** Kirk Munroe establishes a home in Coconut Grove. * 1889 – Teaching begins in the first school building in Coconut Grove. * 1891 –
Julia Tuttle Julia DeForest Tuttle (née Sturtevant; January 22, 1849 – September 14, 1898) was an American businesswoman who owned the property upon which Miami, Florida, was built. For this reason, she is called the "Mother of Miami." She is the only woma ...
moves to Miami. * 1895 – The first public library is established in Coconut Grove by the ladies of the Pine Needles Club. * 1896 ** Miami incorporated;
John B. Reilly John B. Reilly (May 18, 1870 – November 15, 1928) was the first Mayor of Miami. John B. Reilly was born in Connecticut on May 18, 1870. In 1886, he became a shipping clerk in Branford, Connecticut. He moved to Florida in 1893 accepting the p ...
becomes mayor. ** Florida East Coast Railway (
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-Miami) arrives in Miami. ** ''Miami Metropolis'' newspaper begins publication. ** Biscayne Hotel built. * 1897 ** Royal Palm Hotel in business. **
City of Miami Cemetery The Miami City Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located at 1800 Northeast 2nd Avenue. On January 4, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. History Miami city cemetery was loca ...
established. * 1898 **
Burdines Burdines (} ) was an American chain of department stores operating in the state of Florida, headquartered in Miami. The original store opened in Bartow, Florida in 1896 as a carriage-trade shop. Over its nearly 110-year history, Burdines grew ...
in business. **
David Fairchild David Grandison Fairchild (April 7, 1869 – August 6, 1954) was an American botanist and plant explorer. Fairchild was responsible for the introduction of more than 200,000 exotic plants and varieties of established crops into the United State ...
establishes the USDA Plant Introduction Garden. * 1899 ** Dade County seat relocated to Miami from Juno. **Telephone service begins in Miami. * 1900 ** Flagler Public Library, Miami Board of Trade, and Woman's Club founded. ** Population: 1,681.


20th century


1900s-1940s

* 1902 – Carpenters Local 993 labor union established. * 1903 **
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becomes mayor. **
Ransom Everglades School Ransom Everglades School is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, college-preparatory day school serving grades six to twelve in Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida. It formed with the merger in 1974 of the Everglades School for Girls and the ...
is established in Coconut Grove. ** ''
The Miami Herald The ''Miami Herald'' is an American daily newspaper owned by the McClatchy Company and headquartered in Doral, Florida, a city in western Miami-Dade County and the Miami metropolitan area, several miles west of Downtown Miami.Lummus Park opens. * 1910 – Population: 5,471; county 11,933. * 1912 – Airport established near Miami. * 1913 ** Bridge to Miami Beach constructed. ** Lyric Theater opens. * 1914 – Construction of Vizcaya begins. * 1915 ** Miami Chamber of Commerce established. ** Town of Miami Beach incorporated near Miami. * 1916 – David Fairchild establishes The Kampong, his winter home in Coconut Grove. * 1917 – Elser Pier opens. * 1918 – Airdrome Theatre and Strand Theatre open. * 1919 ** Coconut Grove is incorporated. ** Great Miami Employers' Association established. ** Seybold Canal Bridge built (approximate date). * 1920 **
Universal Negro Improvement Association The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) is a black nationalist fraternal organization founded by Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican immigrant to the United States, and Amy Ashwood Garvey. The Pan-Africa ...
chapter established. ** Population: 29,549; county 42,753. * 1921 ** Commission-manager form of government adopted. ** WQAM
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begins broadcasting. ** Tamiami Canal
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built. * 1923 – ''Miami Times'' newspaper begins publication. * 1924 **
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becomes part of Miami. ** Miami River Canal Swing Bridge built. ** Fotosho Theatre opens. * 1925 **
Allapattah Allapattah is a neighborhood, located mostly in the city of Miami, Florida in metropolitan Miami. , the county-owned portion of Allapattah, from State Road 9 to LeJeune Road, is being annexed by the city proper. A stretch in the neighborhood a ...
,
Coconut Grove Coconut Grove, also known colloquially as The Grove, is the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The neighborhood is roughly bound by North Prospect Drive to the south, LeJeune Road to the west, S ...
, Lemon City, Silver Bluff, and West Little River become part of Miami. **
Bayfront Park Bayfront Park is a public, urban park in Downtown Miami, Florida on Biscayne Bay. The Chairman to the trust is Ary Shaeban. Located in the park is a bronze statue of Christopher Columbus sculpted by Count Vittorio di Colbertaldo of Verona, one ...
opens. ** Towns of Coral Gables and
Hialeah Hialeah ( ; ) is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. With a population of 223,109 as of the 2020 census, Hialeah is the sixth-largest city in Florida. It is the second largest city by population in the Miami metropolitan area, whi ...
incorporated near Miami. **
University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, i ...
established in Coral Gables. * 1926 ** January 10: ''
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'' ship sinks offshore. ** September:
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. ** WIOD radio begins broadcasting. ** Player's State Theater built. ** Booker T. Washington High School, Olympia Theater, and Tower Theater open. ** Town of Miami Shores incorporated near Miami. ** Wometco – first movie theater, the Capital, opens. * 1927 ** Flagler Theater opens. ** E. G. Sewell becomes mayor. ** Greater Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church built. ** ''Jewish Floridian'' newspaper begins publication. * 1928 ** Pan American Field (airfield) begins operating. ** Dade County Agricultural High school built. ** Al Capone buys a home in Miami Beach. * 1929 - Sears, Roebuck and Company Department Store opens. (published circa 2006?) * 1930 ** Miami Civic Center opens. **
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: 110,637. * 1933 ** February 15: Chicago mayor
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killed by anarchist in
Bayfront Park Bayfront Park is a public, urban park in Downtown Miami, Florida on Biscayne Bay. The Chairman to the trust is Ary Shaeban. Located in the park is a bronze statue of Christopher Columbus sculpted by Count Vittorio di Colbertaldo of Verona, one ...
. ** E. G. Sewell becomes mayor again. **
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, the truck leasing company, founded in Miami. * 1935 ** January 1:
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football contest begins. ** November:
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. * 1936 – Parrot Jungle established. * 1937 –
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, and Liberty Square (housing complex) open. * 1938 – Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden opens to the public. * 1939 – E. G. Sewell becomes mayor yet again. * 1940 ** Historical Association of Southern Florida established. **
Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
: 172,172; county 267,739. * 1941 – Dorsey Memorial Library opens. * 1942 ** May: ''Portero del Llano'' ship sinks offshore during
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. (published circa 2006?) **
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established. * 1943 –
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of Greater Miami established. * 1946 –
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branch established in Liberty City. * 1948 – Coconut Grove Citizens Committee for Slum Clearance and
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chapter organized. * 1949 – WTVJ (
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) begins broadcasting.


1950s-1970s

* 1950 –
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: 249,276; county 495,084. * 1952 – Museum of Science and Natural History opens on Bayshore Drive. * 1953 ** ''
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'' Spanish-language newspaper begins publication. ** Howard Hughes Medical Institute founded in Miami. * 1954 – Burger King founded in Miami. * 1955 –
Miami Seaquarium The Miami Seaquarium is a oceanarium located on the island of Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida located near downtown Miami. Founded in 1955, it is one of the oldest oceanariums in the United States. In addition to marin ...
established. * 1956 – WCKT (
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) begins broadcasting. * 1957 ** WPST-TV (
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) begins broadcasting. ** DuPont Plaza Hotel opens for business. **
Robert King High Robert King High (April 9, 1924 – August 30, 1967) was an attorney and politician, a reform mayor of Miami, Florida, serving for over a decade from January 1957 until his death in August 1967. From eastern Tennessee, High moved to Florida a ...
elected mayor of Miami. * 1958 – Catholic Diocese of Miami established. * 1959 ** City public schools racially desegregated. ** Dade County Junior College and Centro Hispano Católico founded. **
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dedicated. * 1960 –
Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
: 291,688; county 935,047. * 1961 – Colegio de Belén relocates to Miami from Cuba. * 1962 –
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and Cruzada Educativa Cubana established. * 1964 ** February 25.
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defeats Sonny Liston for heavyweight champion of the world. ** Chuck Hall becomes mayor of Dade County. * 1965 **
Cuban exiles The Cuban exodus is the mass emigration of Cubans from the island of Cuba after the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Throughout the exodus millions of Cubans from diverse social positions within Cuban society became disillusioned with life in Cuba an ...
begin to arrive in city via U.S.-sponsored "freedom flights". (published circa 2006?) **
Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest university in Florid ...
established. **
Ediciones Universal Ediciones Universal is a publishing house founded in Miami, Florida, USA, in 1965 by Juan Manuel and Marta O. Salvat. The biggest publishing house among the Cuban exile community, it is largely dedicated to publishing material critical of the comm ...
in business. * 1966 The
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enter the American Football League as an expansion franchise * 1968 ** August 5–8:
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held in nearby Miami Beach. ** August 7–8: 1968 Miami riot. ** Miami Pop Festivals held near city in
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and
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. * 1970 ** David T. Kennedy becomes mayor of city; Stephen P. Clark becomes mayor of Dade County. **
Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
: 334,859; county 1,267,792. * 1971 – Latin Chamber of Commerce established. * 1972 ** July:
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is held in nearby Miami Beach. ** August:
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is also held in Miami Beach. ** September:
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opens. **
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is built. **
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have their undefeated "perfect" season. ** Jack Orr becomes mayor of Dade County. ** November: "Decade of Progress" bond is passed, providing the funding for the Center for the Fine Arts. * 1973 ** April: U.S.-sponsored "freedom flight" arrivals to Miami of Cuban exiles ends. ** Barnacle Historic State Park established. ** Maurice Ferre becomes city mayor. * 1974 ** Stephen P. Clark becomes mayor of Dade County again. ** Spanish American League Against Discrimination headquartered in city. * 1975 ** The Bee Gees move to Miami Beach. * 1976 ** '' El Miami Herald'' Spanish-language newspaper begins publication. ** Bicentennial Park opens. * 1977 ** Foreign trade zone established. ** Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida headquartered in city. ** Omni International Mall in business.


1980s-1990s

* 1980 ** May:
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in Overtown and Liberty City after the death of Arthur McDuffie. ** April–October: Cubans arrive in city via
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. ** Miami MetroZoo opens near city. **
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: 346,865; * 1981 ** Palace apartment building constructed. **
Cuban American National Foundation The Cuban American National Foundation is a foundation with the aim of assisting members of the Cuban community in Miami, Florida. Background and founding The Cuban National American Foundation was founded at a time when Republican American polit ...
headquartered in city. * 1982 **
Knight International Center The James L. Knight Center is a contemporary entertainment and convention complex located in Downtown Miami, Florida. Located within the Miami Central Business District, the venue opened in 1982. The complex is named after famed newspaper publi ...
(convention center) opens. ** Facts About Cuban Exiles organization established. * 1983 ** The movie Scarface is filmed in Miami. **
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unveils
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. * 1984 **
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begins operating. ** Center for Fine Arts ** Miami International Film Festival begins. **
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built on
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. ** Fictional ''
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'' television program begins national broadcast founded and ran on
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from 1984 to 1989. ** First edition of the Miami International Book Fair. ** First year of filming * 1985 ** '' Miami SunPost'' newspaper begins publication. **
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becomes city mayor. ** Stephen P. Clark Government Center built. ** The Golden Girls, a television sitcom, begins its seven-year run. **
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debuts. * 1986 –
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built. * 1987 ** November:
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visits city. ** '' Miami New Times'' newspaper in publication. **
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built. * 1989 ** Nelson Mandela visits city. **
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becomes
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for
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. * 1990 ** Knight Foundation headquartered in city. **
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: 358,548; county 1,937,094. * 1992 – August: Hurricane Andrew. * 1993 ** Stephen P. Clark becomes city mayor. **
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becomes
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for
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. * 1994 ** Eleventh Street (Metromover station) opens. ** 1st Summit of the Americas held in city. * 1996 **
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becomes mayor of city, succeeded by
Joe Carollo Joe Carollo (born March 12, 1955) is a Cuban-American politician who served as mayor of Miami from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2001. Following his loss in the 2001 mayoral election, he served as Doral, Florida city manager from January ...
;
Alex Penelas Alexander Penelas (born December 18, 1961) is an American attorney who is the former mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Education and personal life Penelas, an American of Cuban descent, attended St. Thomas University and graduated in 1981 ...
becomes mayor of Dade County. ** City website online (approximate date). ** ''Pottinger v. City of Miami'' homeless-related lawsuit decided. ** Liberty City Charter School established. * 1997 ** May 12: Tornado. ** November: Mayoral election held. ** Dade County renamed Miami-Dade County. * 1998 ** January:
Xavier Suarez Xavier Louis Suarez (born May 21, 1949) is an American politician who was the first Cuban-born Mayor of Miami and was a Miami-Dade county commissioner. Early life and education He was born on May 21, 1949, in Las Villas, Cuba. Suarez attended t ...
becomes mayor again. ** March: Mayoral election results of 1997 judged invalid; Carollo becomes mayor again. * 1999 **
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opens. ** Ultra Festival begins.


2000s

* 2000 **
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. ** Population: 362,470; county 2,253,362. ** Town of Miami Lakes incorporated near Miami.


21st century


2000s

* 2001 ** Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami founded. ** Manny Diaz becomes city mayor. * 2002 –
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begins in Miami Beach. * 2003 **
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built. ** City of
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incorporated near Miami. * 2004 – Carlos Alvarez becomes mayor of Miami-Dade County. * 2006 – Carnival Center opens. * 2007 ** Ferguson U.S. Courthouse built. ** Fictional '' Burn Notice'' television series begins its seven-year run. * 2008 –
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and
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. * 2009 – Tomás Regalado becomes city mayor.


2010s

* 2010 **
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construction begins. ** Population: 399,457; county 2,496,435;
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policy. ** The new Miami Science Museum's location opens


See also

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History of Miami Thousands of years before Europeans arrived, a large portion of south east Florida, including the area where Miami, Florida exists today, was inhabited by Tequestas. The Tequesta (also Tekesta, Tegesta, Chequesta, Vizcaynos) Native American trib ...
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List of mayors of Miami Below is a list of Mayors of the City of Miami, Florida, United States. List of mayors See also * Government of the City of Miami * * Timeline of Miami * List of mayors of Miami-Dade County, Florida, 1964–present * Miami City Hall Re ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Miami, Florida __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Miami, Florida. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Miami, Florida, United States. ...
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Government of Miami-Dade County The government of Miami-Dade County is defined and authorized under the Constitution of Florida, Florida law, and the Home Rule Charter of Miami-Dade County. Since its formation in 1957, Miami-Dade County, Florida has had a two-tier system of g ...
* Timelines of other cities in the South Florida area of Florida: Boca Raton,
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,
Hialeah Hialeah ( ; ) is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. With a population of 223,109 as of the 2020 census, Hialeah is the sixth-largest city in Florida. It is the second largest city by population in the Miami metropolitan area, whi ...
, Hollywood, Miami Beach,
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References


Bibliography


Published in the 20th century


1900s-1940s

* Miami City Directory (Miami, Florida, 1904) * *
1918 ed.
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1920 ed.
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* * * * Isador Cohen, Historical Sketches and Sidelights of Miami (Miami, 1925) * * T. H. Weigall, Boom in Paradise (New York, 1932) * * * * 1941-


1950s-1970s

* Helen Muir, Miami, U. S. A. (New York, 1953) * Ruby Leach Carson, "Miami: 1896 to 1900", Tequesta, XVI (1956) * * Paul S. George, "Colored Town: Miami's Black Community, 1896–1930", Florida Historical Quarterly (April 1978)


1980s-1990s

* Paul George, "Passage to a New Eden", Florida Historical Quarterly, 59 (1981) * * * * * * Arva Moore Parks. Miami: The magic city. Miami: Centennial Press, 1991. * * *

* (fulltext) * * * * Marvin Dunn, Black Miami in the Twentieth Century (Gainesville, Florida, 1997) * * * * * *


Published in the 21st century

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External links

* Digital Public Library of America
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