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High rise construction in Downtown Miami in 2007 White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic) 72.6% 73.8% 75.0%. Other Races: 3.2% (0.6% Arab), Florida also has more than 500 nonnative animal species and 1,000 nonnative insects found throughout the state Some exotic species living in Florida include the Burmese python green iguana veiled chameleon Argentine black and white tegu peacock bass mayan cichlid lionfish White-nosed coati rhesus macaque vervet monkey Cuban tree frog cane toad Indian peafowl monk parakeet tui parakeet and many more Some of these nonnative species do not pose a threat to any native species but some do threaten the native species of Florida by living in the state and eating them, Most of the western fringes of the city border the Everglades a tropical marshland covering most of the southern portion of Florida Alligators that live in the marshes have ventured into Miami communities and onto major highways.

. 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, The Pew Research Center survey in 2014 gave the following religious makeup of Florida:, A mountain biking park is located on the northern end of Virginia Key Constructed by the Virginia Key Bicycle Club the park features novice intermediate and advanced trails It is located just past Virginia Key Outdoor Center just down the road from the former Jimbo's location on Arthur Lamb Jr road on the north point of Virginia Key. Path of the thermohaline circulation Purple paths represent deep-water currents while blue paths represent surface currents Est 2018 6,198,782 11.4%; Treemap of the popular vote by county 2016 presidential election FIU's School of Hospitality & Tourism Management collaborated with China's Ministry of Education to work on preparations for the 2008 Summer Olympics FIU was the only university in the United States invited to do so Royal Caribbean is building a $20 million 130,000 sq ft training facility for its performers at the school It is scheduled to open in 2015 the buildings will serve architecture art and hospitality students including lighting set design marketing and other internship and training opportunities. ! SR 924 On February 1 1896 Tuttle fulfilled the first part of her agreement with Flagler by signing two deeds to transfer land for his hotel and the 100 acres (0.4 km2) of land near the hotel site to him the titles to the Brickell and Tuttle properties were based on early Spanish land grants and had to be determined to be clear of conflict before the marketing of the Miami lots began on March 3 Flagler hired John Sewell from West Palm Beach to begin work on the town as more people came into Miami on April 7 1896 the railroad tracks finally reached Miami and the first train arrived on April 13 it was a special unscheduled train and Flagler was on board the train returned to St Augustine later that night the first regularly scheduled train arrived on the night of April 15 the first week of train service provided only for freight trains; passenger service did not begin until April 22. School of Arts and Sciences (181) 7.42 (24.5), Human habitation in the southern portion of the Florida peninsula dates to 15,000 years ago Before European colonization the region was dominated by the native Calusa and Tequesta tribes With Spanish colonization both tribes declined gradually during the following two centuries the Seminole formed from mostly Creek people who had been warring to the North assimilated other peoples and created a new culture after being forced from northern Florida into the Everglades during the Seminole Wars of the early 19th century After adapting to the region they were able to resist removal by the United States Army.