Singleton oversaw the dredging of Biscayne Bay for the Florida East Coast Railway Company near the railroad's new terminal.
After Seminoles destroyed Indian Key (the county seat) in 1840, most South Florida residents left. Walter Maloney, acting county clerk, fled to Key West.
The Millard family came to Miami from Nassau, where they were involved in retail trade and farming.
T. Frederick Davis, author of several works on Florida history, noted that his Digest was issued in an edition of one original and four carbon copies, which were distributed to the Library of Congress and to Florida historical research centers.
Audubon visited northeast Florida during the winter of 1831-1832, spending most of his time in Saint Augustine and on the Bulow plantation, near present-day Ormond Beach. This letter was written while he was staying on the Bulow plantation.
J. W. Simonton was a major landowner in territorial South Florida, with large land holdings in Key West. He worked closely with Fitzpatrick, whose plantations were in what is now Miami.
The insurgents' strike against the sugar estates was part of the armed uprising against Spanish authority. Maximo Gomez, Commander in Chief of the Cuban Revolutionary Army, advocated a scorched-earth policy that would adversely affect the economy and in particular the sugar estates. Gomez calculated that this would have the effect of forcing Cuban supporters of Spain to accept the revolution, and on the other hand, Spain would have to concede independence in the face of catastrophic economic losses and inability to control the rebellion.
At this time the Miami/West Indies Archaeological Association sponsored the museum.
Villa Woodbine, 2167 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove
The Harris family's ownership of these properties came to an end when they moved back to Key West. The land eventually came into possession of the Bank of Bay Biscayne, and in 1890, much of it was purchased by Julia Tuttle.
A bazaar to raise funds for a general hospital was held in Royal Palm Park, Miami, on February 24, 1912. Approximately 5,000 dollars were raised, and an ad-hoc Board (J.E. Lummus, E.C. Romfh, J.A. McDonald, F.B. Shutts, F.T. Budge and Gaston Drake) was put in charge of the funds. In 1917 the money had not yet been spent. When the Woman's Relief Association wanted to use it to fund the clinic and nursery, the Garden Party Board "did not care to assume the risk of incurring personal liability ... and desired that said trust be judicially construed by a court of equity." The Women's Relief group did get the money, and several City Directories list a maternity home and day nursery under their name at 419 1st Street (later 27 N.W. 11th Street).
Miami Shores was developed during the Miami land boom of the early 1920s by the Shoreland Company, whose principal was Hugh M. Anderson. To boost interest in the waning days of the boom, a theater complex, the Pueblo Feliz, was built in the Arch Creek section of the development in 1925. Chief attraction was the Teatro de Alegria where the Florida historical pageant, Fountania, was staged. The 1926 hurricane and a later fire destroyed the building.
In March 1923 Gaskins purchased an oil lease for land in Glades County from Indian Prairie Oil & Gas Co. Two years later he decided to sell through Highlands Realty, but having heard from R.J. Brewton, president of Indian Prairie, he withdrew his offer to sell.
The Uffords wintered in Arch Creek, where they grew vegetables, 1900-1921.
1908 : Martha Annette Gipson born in Ashland, Ga. Her parents were Ira Gipson and Rebecca Fincannon. Ca. 1925 she marries R.F. Vernon; they separate after a few years. 1931: learns to fly, taught by Lt. Jack Bishop at Roosevelt Field, N.Y. 1930s: sponsors the Gipson International All-Woman Championship flyer contests (3rd Annual held in 1934). 1936: moves to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ; manages their airport. 1938: marries Edward Magoffin and moves to Miami; Davis Road home is built. 1941: son Charles Frederick born. 1945: McGoffin dies; Annette subsequently marries and divorces Francis McClure. 1958 : she marries Robert Wilson Way; he dies ca. 1965. 1985: Annette Gipson dies at the age of 77 in Miami.