With the rise of sea levels that occurred during the Pleistocene approximately 17,000 years ago the runoff of water from Lake Okeechobee slowed and created the vast marshland that is now known as the Everglades Slower runoff also created an accumulation of almost 18 feet (5.5 m) of peat in the area the presence of such peat deposits dated to about 5,000 years ago is evidence that widespread flooding had occurred by then. The first permanent European settlers arrived in the early 19th century People came from the Bahamas to South Florida and the Keys to hunt for treasure from the ships that ran aground on the treacherous Great Florida Reef Some accepted Spanish land offers along the Miami River at about the same time the Seminole Indians arrived along with a group of runaway slaves the area was affected by the Second Seminole War during which Major William S Harney led several raids against the Indians Most non-Indian residents were soldiers stationed at Fort Dallas it was the most devastating Indian war in American history causing almost a total loss of population in Miami, The area was affected by the Second Seminole War where Major William S Harney led several raids against the Indians Fort Dallas was located on Fitzpatrick's plantation on the north bank of the river Most of the non-Indian population consisted of soldiers stationed at Fort Dallas the Seminole War was the most devastating Indian war in American history,[citation needed] causing almost a total loss of native population in the Miami area the Cape Florida lighthouse was burned by Seminoles in 1836 and was not repaired until 1846, 12.1 Museums and historic sites Housing costs: in 2010 housing costs in the Miami area typically represented 40% of household income compared to 34% nationwide. Iberia Madrid 2006 45.1% 2,178,289 52.2% 2,519,845 The Miami River lent its name to the burgeoning town extending an etymology that derives from the Mayaimi Indian tribe.[citation needed] in 1844 Miami became the county seat and six years later a census reported that there were ninety-six residents living in the area the Third Seminole War lasted from 1855 to 1858 but was not nearly as destructive as the previous one However it did slow down the rate of settlement of southeast Florida At the end of the war a few of the soldiers stayed and some of the Seminoles remained in the Everglades. 1920 968,470 28.7% In 1960 non-Hispanic whites represented 80% of Miami-Dade county's population in 1970 the Census Bureau reported Miami's population as 45.3% Hispanic 32.9% non-Hispanic White and 22.7% Black Miami's explosive population growth has been driven by internal migration from other parts of the country primarily up until the 1980s as well as by immigration primarily from the 1960s to the 1990s Today immigration to Miami has continued and Miami's growth today is attributed greatly to its fast urbanization and high-rise construction which has increased its inner city neighborhood population densities such as in Downtown Brickell and Edgewater where one area in Downtown alone saw a 2,069% increase in population in the 2010 Census Miami is regarded as more of a multicultural mosaic than it is a melting pot with residents still maintaining much of or some of their cultural traits the overall culture of Miami is heavily influenced by its large population of Hispanics from the Caribbean and South America and blacks mainly from the Caribbean islands, The Brickell Financial District in Miami contains the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, 3.3.1 Downtown Miami Center 4 Student Advisor to the School Board. 4 Community involvement Arts and culture Since 1986 the university established its School of Architecture College of Law and College of Medicine (named the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in 1999 after Herbert Wertheim donated $20 million to the college which was matched by state funds and is the largest donation in the university's history) and acquired the historic Wolfsonian-FIU Museum in Miami Beach.
In March 1980 the first black Dade County schools superintendent Dr Johnny L Jones was convicted on grand theft charges linked to gold-plated plumbing His conviction was overturned on appeal and on July 3 1986 the state attorney Janet Reno announced that Jones would not be retried on these charges However in a separate case he was convicted on misdemeanor charges of soliciting perjury and witness tampering and received a two-year jail sentence, Francis X Suarez Mayor of the City of Miami. Ecuador Ecuador National origin and language: Of the people living in the Miami metro area in 2005 63% were born in the United States (including 30% who were born in Florida) and 37% were foreign born Among people at least five years old living in the region in 2005 52% spoke English at home while 48% spoke some other language at home Of those speaking a language other than English at home 78% spoke Spanish and 22% spoke some other language (mainly Haitian Creole but also French German Hebrew Italian Portuguese Russian or Yiddish), Miami-Dade County is one of the three counties in South Florida that make up the Miami metropolitan area which was home to an estimated 6,198,782 people in 2018, Miami Florida Education 2.3 National protected areas 1.3 Cor Jesu Chapel. (53) 1.38 Besides Flagler Street Downtown has two other major shopping areas Bayside Marketplace and Mary Brickell Village in Brickell Bayside Marketplace was built in 1987 and is one of Miami's most visited tourist attractions averaging over 15 million visitors a year it is an outdoor shopping mall overlooking Biscayne Bay at Bayfront Park Bayside Marketplace has many national retail chains as well as local Miami stores Mary Brickell Village is on Miami Avenue and SE 10th Street in Brickell Mary Brickell Village is a major nightlife area and has many of Miami's upscale bars and restaurants that stretch along Miami Avenue from around SE 6th Street to Broadway (SE 15th Road). (33.3) 92.0 2.2 Cityscape 1990 12,937,926 32.7% 12.2 Cooperation agreements. Industries: in 2005 for the employed population 16 years and older the leading industries in the Miami area were Educational services health care and social assistance which accounted for 18% and Professional scientific and management and administrative and waste management services which accounted for 13% of the population. Coral Terrace Inter Miami CF Soccer 2018 Major League Soccer Miami Freedom Park None Climbing ferns overtake cypress trees in the Everglades the ferns act as "fire ladders" that can destroy trees that would otherwise survive fires!
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