7.1 Kissimmee River United Kingdom 407,300,000 359,480,074.29 2.44 4.17 6.5.2 Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project, Tourism makes up one of the largest sectors of the state economy with nearly 1.4 million people employed in the tourism industry in 2016 (a record for the state surpassing the 1.2 million employment from 2015). History 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. . Following the 1959 Cuban revolution that unseated Fulgencio Batista and brought Fidel Castro to power most Cubans who were living in Miami returned to Cuba Soon after however many middle class and upper class Cubans moved to Florida en masse with few possessions Some Miamians were upset about this especially the African Americans who believed that the Cuban workers were taking their jobs.[citation needed] in addition the school systems struggled to educate the thousands of Spanish-speaking Cuban children Many Miamians fearing that the Cold War would become World War III left the city while others started building bomb shelters and stocking up on food and bottled water Many of Miami's Cuban refugees realized for the first time that it would be a long time before they would get back to Cuba in 1965 alone 100,000 Cubans packed into the twice daily "freedom flights" from Havana to Miami Most of the exiles settled into the Riverside neighborhood which began to take on the new name of "Little Havana" This area emerged as a predominantly Spanish-speaking community and Spanish speakers elsewhere in the city could conduct most of their daily business in their native tongue By the end of the 1960s more than four hundred thousand Cuban refugees were living in Dade County, Miami Herald Media Company which owns the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald is headquartered in Doral Florida It is located in a two-story 160,000-square-foot (15,000 m2) building that had been the U.S Southern Command center the newspaper uses 110,000 square feet (10,000 m2) of space for office purposes in 2013 there were 650 people working there the newspaper had purchased land adjacent to the headquarters to build the 119,000-square-foot (11,100 m2) printing plant. 2.2 Fauna In 1766 Samuel Touchett received a land grant from the British government of 20,000 acres (81 km2) in the Miami area the grant was surveyed by Bernard Romans in 1772 a condition for making the grant permanent was that at least one white settler had to live on the grant for every 100 acres (0.4 km2) of land While Touchett wanted to place a plantation on the grant he was having financial problems and was never able to develop it, Further information: Miami-Dade Police Department West Palm Beach (Amtrak/Tri-Rail) Silver Service Tri-Rail Palm Beach International Airport#Rail Greyhound Lines. (23.3) 78.2 Contents 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 tribe at the time of first European contact occupied an area along the southeastern Atlantic coast of Florida They had infrequent contact with Europeans and had largely migrated by the middle of the 18th century Miami is named after the Mayaimi a Native American tribe that lived around Lake Okeechobee until the 17th or 18th century.
6 See also Catholic preparatory schools operated by religious orders are Christopher Columbus High School and Belen Jesuit Preparatory School for boys and Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Lourdes Academy for girls. Hurricanes pose a severe threat each year during June 1 to November 30 hurricane season particularly from August to October Florida is the most hurricane-prone state with subtropical or tropical water on a lengthy coastline Of the category 4 or higher storms that have struck the United States 83% have either hit Florida or Texas. WNBA Basketball player Native American or Native Alaskan 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% Miami Florida Business directory The Everglades Agricultural Area is a major center for agriculture the environmental impact of agriculture especially water pollution is a major issue in Florida today. Location Downtown Miami Florida Main article: Spanish treasure fleet Toll Florida 874.svg State Road 874 (Don Shula Expressway).
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