For the World War II and United States Air Force Reserve use of the airport see Miami Army Airfield. Hurricanes Today Florida is distinctive for its large Cuban expatriate community and high population growth as well as for its increasing environmental issues the state's economy relies mainly on tourism agriculture and transportation which developed in the late 19th century Florida is also renowned for amusement parks orange crops winter vegetables the Kennedy Space Center and as a popular destination for retirees Florida is the flattest state in the United States Lake Okeechobee is the largest freshwater lake in the U.S state of Florida, 2 Twentieth century Homestead Joint Air Reserve Base HST KHST Miami-Dade, In 1996 the school board revamped itself under pressure to boost minority representation expanding from seven to nine members all elected for the first time from single-member districts Due to this its number of black members doubled and its Hispanic members quadrupled the board also began a new program to create K-8 centers as a way of relieving overcrowding in middle schools; In 2008 delegates of both the Republican Florida primary election and Democratic Florida primary election were stripped of half of their votes when the conventions met in August due to violation of both parties' national rules, 3 Climate SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway): Downtown to SW 137th Ave via MIA. 4.2 Politics Florida has many seaports that serve container ships tank ships and cruise lines Major ports in Florida include Port Tampa Bay in Tampa Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale Port of Jacksonville in Jacksonville PortMiami in Miami Port Canaveral in Brevard County Port Manatee in Manatee County and Port of Palm Beach in Riviera Beach the world's top three busiest cruise ports are found in Florida with PortMiami as the busiest and Port Canaveral and Port Everglades as the second and third busiest Port Tampa Bay meanwhile is the largest in the state having the most tonnage as of 2013 Port Tampa Bay ranks 16th in the United States by tonnage in domestic trade 32nd in foreign trade and 22nd in total trade It is the largest most diversified port in Florida has an economic impact of more than $15.1 billion and supports over 80,000 jobs, In February 1942 the Gulf Sea Frontier was established to help guard the waters around Florida by June of that year more attacks forced military leaders in Washington D.C to increase the numbers of ships and men of the army group They also moved the headquarters from Key West to the DuPont building in Miami taking advantage of its location at the southeastern corner of the U.S..[citation needed] As the war against the U-boats grew stronger more military bases sprang up in the Miami area the U.S Navy took control of Miami's docks and established air stations at the Opa-locka Airport and in Dinner Key the Air Force also set up bases in the local airports in the Miami area. . 6.2 To/from Tri-Rail/Amtrak Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach Population percent change 2000 to 2010 +10.2% +10.8% +17.6%, The Community Mental Health Clinic (CMHC) is a training clinic on the campus of Albizu University in San Juan Puerto Rico an active clinic that provides culturally sensitive mental health services to low income and minority clients in San Juan and surrounding communities CMHC also serves as a practicum and internship site for Albizu University graduate students. ; Silver Knights receive $2,000 a Silver Knight statue and a medallion presented by American Airlines the three Honorable Mentions are presented $500 and an engraved plaque the cash awards are made possible in part by the support of the Blank Family Foundation.
Miami accent Faculty of the PhD program in social welfare rank 4th in the United States in their scholarly accomplishment according to Academic Analytics FIU faculty were the only social work faculty in Florida to rank in the Top 10 (December 2007), When the first Europeans visited in the mid-1500s the inhabitants of the Miami area were the Tequesta people who controlled an area covering much of southeastern Florida including what is now Miami-Dade County Broward County and the southern parts of Palm Beach County the Tequesta Indians fished hunted and gathered the fruit and roots of plants for food but did not practice any form of agriculture They buried the small bones of the deceased but put the larger bones in a box for the village people to see the Tequesta are credited with making the Miami Circle, Another major Cuban exodus occurred in 1994 to prevent it from becoming another Mariel Boatlift the Clinton Administration announced a significant change in U.S policy In a controversial action the administration announced that Cubans interdicted at sea would not be brought to the United States but instead would be taken by the Coast Guard to U.S military installations at Guantanamo Bay or to Panama During an eight-month period beginning in the summer of 1994 over 30,000 Cubans and more than 20,000 Haitians were interdicted and sent to live in camps outside the United States. About half of all Major League Baseball teams conduct spring training in the state with teams informally organized into the "Grapefruit League" Throughout MLB history other teams have held spring training in Florida; The collapse of the Florida land boom of the 1920s the 1926 Miami Hurricane and the Great Depression in the 1930s slowed development When World War II began Miami became a base for U.S defense against German submarines due to its prime location on the southern coast of Florida This brought an increase in Miami's population; 172,172 people lived in the city by 1940 the city's nickname the Magic City came from its rapid growth which was noticed by winter visitors who remarked that the city grew so much from one year to the next that it was like magic, Florida's highway system contains 1,495 mi (2,406 km) of interstate highway and 10,601 mi (17,061 km) of non-interstate highway such as state highways and U.S Highways Florida's interstates state highways and U.S Highways are maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation. Earthquakes are rare because Florida is not located near any tectonic plate boundaries Main article: Government of the City of Miami; 1980s and 1990s, Miami Northwestern opened in 1951 to replace D.A Dorsey which was converted into a junior high until schools were desegregated Dade County Public Schools found that it was not operable anymore as a secondary school so it was turned into an adult educational center, Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project 8 Government and infrastructure. . M 7 Restoration, "The SSC sponsors championships in 14 sports for men and women: baseball men's and women's basketball men's and women's cross country men's and women's golf rowing men's and women's soccer softball men's and women's tennis and women's volleyball.", Historical population Recent history and Arthur Teele suicide.
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