In the 1870s the Challenger expedition discovered parts of what is now known as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge or: The Freedom Tower built in 1925 is a local historic landmark and a symbol of the city. Brickell Avenue in Downtown Miami's Brickell Financial District British surveyor John Gerard de Brahm who mapped the coast of Florida in 1773 called the area "River Glades" Both Marjory Stoneman Douglas and linguist Wallace McMullen suggest that cartographers substituted "Ever" for "River".[clarification needed] the name "Everglades" first appeared on a map in 1823 although it was also spelled as "Ever Glades" as late as 1851 the Seminole call it Pahokee meaning "Grassy Water." the region was labeled "Pa-hai-okee" on a U.S military map from 1839 although it had earlier been called "Ever Glades" throughout the Second Seminole War. Arts & Entertainment District Brickell Coconut Grove Coral Way Downtown Miami Edgewater Midtown Miami Park West and the Upper Eastside, The Royal Caribbean International headquarters at the Port of Miami. On September 9 1994 the United States and Cuba agreed to normalize migration between the two countries the agreement codified the new U.S policy of placing Cuban refugees in safe havens outside the United States while obtaining a commitment from Cuba to discourage Cubans from sailing to America in addition the United States committed to admitting a minimum of 20,000 Cuban immigrants per year That number is in addition to the admission of immediate relatives of U.S citizens. ; Miami Florida Business directory MacArthur Causeway Downtown and South Beach 1920, Main article: Miami-Dade County Public Schools In 1972 the state made personal injury protection auto insurance mandatory for drivers becoming the second in the nation to enact a no-fault insurance law the ease of receiving payments under this law is seen as precipitating a major increase in insurance fraud Auto insurance fraud was the highest in the nation in 2011 estimated at close to $1 billion Fraud is particularly centered in the Miami-Dade metropolitan and Tampa areas. University Park Apartments 1986 1 History 7 In television and entertainment State Road 886 (Port Boulevard) connects downtown and PortMiami by bridge over Biscayne Bay.
. FIU is the largest university in South Florida the second-largest in Florida and the fourth-largest in the United States by enrollment Total enrollment in Fall 2016 was 55,112 students including 8,770 graduate students According to U.S News college rankings and reviews 92% of FIU students live off-campus while only 8% of students live in "college-owned college-operated or college-affiliated" housing. Main article: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan 15 Miami Beach Miami-Dade 87,933 87,779 91,718 +4.49% Cuban American female recording artist Ana Cristina was born in Miami in 1985. 6.2 Exploration University Park accounted for 87% of the student population and 94% of housing students the Biscayne Bay Campus accounted for about 13% of the student population mostly of lower-division undergraduates and students of the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management Fall 2009 the average age for undergraduates was 23 and 31 for graduate students.
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