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An encrusted piece of maritime history has surfaced in Biscayne National Park, where archaeologists have discovered the anchor of a steamship that sank in 1906 during a hurricane, taking with it the lives of 26, including some early Miami pioneers.

The oldest resident in Richland Township is probably 425 years old. In 1598 (when it likely took root), the township was designated hunting ground for the Iroquois Nation and subsequently for Delaware Indians in the 18th century. Little did Native American hunters who walked by that white oak sapling know

In its time considered the finest hotel in Albury, the Exchange occupied the south east corner of Townsend...

By Seth H. Bramson There are so very many revered names in the history of Greater Miami, from the Weiss family of Joe’s Stone Crab Restaurant to the Galbut family of Miami Beach, to the Traurigs and the Hechts (Flagler Dog Track) and the Pallots, Julia Tuttle, Mary and William Brickell, Everest and

A Special Moment In Time 1896: Miami’s Most Crucial Year By Seth H. Bramson There are certain years in certain cities that can be defined as “crucible” years, meaning that those years were either the single most important in and to the history of that particular town or city or one of several that f

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She worked tirelessly to revitalize the area now known as Miami, and is widely recognized as the only woman to have founded a major American city.

By Seth H. Bramson There are certain years in certain cities that can be defined as “crucible” years, meaning that those years were either the single most important in and to the history of that particular town or city or one of several that fit that definition. Chicago, for example, will always be defined by the great world’s fairs of 1893 and 1933-34 as well as the years of the Chicago Railroad Fair of 1948-49. For New York it will be the great blizzard year of 1888, the world’s fairs...