Miami-Dade

68 historical markers in Florida

Alhambra Water Tower

Coral Gables, FL

This “lighthouse” which has never seen the sea, serves as a testament to Coral Gables’ early boom years, a time when everyday practical...

Alice Wainwright Park

Miami, FL

In 1961, attorney Alice C. Wainwright became the first woman elected to the Miami City Commission.

Amelia Earhart, The Final Take Off

Hialeah, FL

Amelia Earhart was born July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas.

Arch Creek Military Trail

Miami, FL

The Arch Creek State Archaeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Arthur Lee Mcduffie

Miami, FL

Side One: On December 17, 1979, Arthur Lee McDuffie, a 33-year-old Black man and former Marine, was killed by a group of white Metro-Dade...

Bay Shore Pump House

Miami, FL

James Hilliard Nunnally, owner of the Nunnally Candy Company in Atlanta, founded the Bay Shore Investment Company in 1922.

Brockway Memorial Library

Miami Shores, FL

Brockway Memorial Library was built in 1948 with a gift of $50,000 from George A. Brockway, a philanthropist and manufacturer of trucks...

Buena Vista Post Office/ Moore Furniture Building

Miami, FL

The neighborhood of Buena Vista began in the 1890s, as a portion of the William Gleason and E.L. White homesteads.

Charles And Isabella Peacock Park

Miami, FL

Side One: Peacock Park is named for Charles and Isabella Peacock, early homesteaders who settled on this property that later became part...

Chateau Petit Duoy

Miami, FL

When Miami lawyers John and Ethel Murrell took a vacation to France in 1930, they visited Saint-Julien, a 14th century priory in Douy.

Cocoanut Grove Park

Miami, FL

In 1910, Miami’s first registered architect, Walter C. DeGarmo, partnered with Franklin C. Bush and John C. Gramling to form the Cocoanut...

Coconut Grove

Miami, FL

Side One: Coconut Grove began as a small settlement on the cliffs of Biscayne Bay, surrounded by a vast tropical wilderness.

Coconut Grove Library

Coconut Grove, FL

Side One: This library stands as testament to the tenacity of Coconut Grove’s pioneering citizens.

Coconut Grove Playhouse

Coconut Grove, FL

Side One: This theater is one of the few structures in downtown Coconut Grove that typifies the flamboyant era of the 1920s.

Coral Gables House

Coral Gables, FL

In 1899, Dr. Solomon Merrick, a Massachusetts Congregational minister, purchased a 160-acre tract of land located near Miami.

Coral Gables Merrick House

Coral Gables, FL

In July 1899, Congregational minister Solomon Greasley Merrick (1859-1911) and his wife Althea (1859-1937) purchased sight unseen the...

Coral Gables Woman's Club

Coral Gables, FL

The Coral Gables Woman's Club is an icon of civic infrastructure in Coral Gables.

David Thomas Kennedy Park

Miami, FL

Side One: David Thomas Kennedy (April 7, 1934 – Sept. 4, 2014) was an attorney and politician born in Baltimore, Maryland.

Doc Thomas House - Home Of Tropical Audubon Society

Miami, FL

Arden Hayes "Doc" Thomas, a South Miami-area pioneer, pharmacist and owner of the O. K. Drug & Feed Store, commissioned architect Robert...

E.w.f. Stirrup House

Coconut Grove, FL

Side One: Bahamian immigrants played an integral role in the development of Coconut Grove.

El Jardin

Miami, FL

Side One: In the early 20th century, John Bindley (1846-1921), president of the Pittsburgh Steel Company, was among a wave of wealthy...

First Miami High School & Southside Elementary School

Miami, FL

SIDE ONE: In 1898, the City of Miami built its first schoolhouse at 301 NE First Avenue.

Fleischer Studios In Miami

Miami, FL

Brothers Max and Dave Fleischer founded Fleischer Studios in 1929.

Florida East Coast Railway, Little River Spur

Miami, FL

The Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway, established by Henry Morrison Flagler, was constructed along Florida’s east coast in the late 19th...

Florida East Coast Railway, Little River Spur Bridge

Miami, FL

The Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway, established by Henry Morrison Flagler, was constructed along Florida’s east coast in the late 19th...

Freedom Tower

Miami, FL

SIDE 1: Between 1961 and 1981, nearly 495,000 people registered with the Cuban Refugee Program.

Fulford-By-The-Sea Fountain

North Miami Beach, FL

This fountain was built in 1925 during the Florida Land Boom, and marked the entrance to the Fulford-by-the-Sea subdivision, now the city...

Great Miami Hurricane Of 1926

Miami, FL

On September 18, 1926, the Great Miami Hurricane swept across South Florida with estimated winds of 131-155 mph.

Haulover Beach Sport Fishing Docks

Miami, FL

Side 1: The originally known Lighthouse Dock, once at this site, marked the beginnings of this area’s fame as a sportsman’s paradise.

Hickson House

Homestead, FL

Joseph Landon Hickson (1857-1949) moved with his family to Dade County in 1903.

Historic Negro Police Precinct & Courthouse Museum- The First Five

Miami, FL

In 1944, the City of Miami hired its first five black police officers who were sworn in as "emergency patrolmen" to enforce the law in...

Housekeepers- Coconut Grove Women's Club

Coconut Grove, FL

Side One: Organized as the Housekeepers Club of Coconut Grove when it was founded in 1891, the Woman’s Club of Coconut Grove is the...

Judge Lawson Edward Thomas Law Office

Miami, FL

Lawson Edward (L.E.) Thomas (1898-1989) was born in Ocala.

Judy Nelson Drucker, Cultural Impresaria

Miami Beach, FL

Judy Nelson Drucker was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1928 and moved to Miami Beach in 1941.

Lemon City Cemetery

Miami, FL

Side One: By the 1870s, nearly 1,000 African Americans were living in and around the unincorporated community of Lemon City, located just...

Lemon City Library

Miami, FL

Side One: Lemon City’s first library started in the 1890s, in the local school, under the leadership of teacher Ada Merritt.

Lemon City Pharmacy/ Dr. Dupuis Office

Miami, FL

Side One: Born in Newnansville, Florida, in 1875, Dr. John Gordon DuPuis moved to Lemon City after graduating from medical school at the...

Lemon City Train Station

Miami, FL

Built in 1896, the Lemon City station was located between present-day NE 59th St. and NE 60th St. The wood-frame station was painted...

Lincoln Road Mall

Miami Beach, FL

Carl Fisher conceived of Lincoln Road as a Main Street for Miami Beach, and its construction began in 1914.

Little Haiti Freedom Garden / General Toussaint L’ouverture

Miami, FL

Toussaint L’Ouverture was instrumental in the fight for Haitian independence, which grew out a successful slave revolt.

Little Haiti's Mache Ayisyen- "the Caribbean Marketplace"

Miami, FL

In the 1980s, thousands of Haitian immigrants settled in Miami, and the neighborhood of Little Haiti began to form.

Mariah Brown House

Coconut Grove, FL

Side One: Mariah Brown was born in the Upper Bogue, Eleuthera, Bahamas in 1851 and immigrated to the United States in 1880.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Miami, FL

Side One: This cottage was home to author and environmentalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

Miami City Cemetery

Miami, FL

In 1897 Mrs. William Brickell sold this 10-acre “rocky wasteland” to the City of Miami for $750.

Miami News Building

Miami, FL

Designed in the Spanish Renaissance Revival style by the architectural firm of Schultze & Weaver, The Miami Daily News headquarters and...

Miami River Historic Working Riverfront

Miami, FL

Considered one of the oldest natural landmarks in southeast Florida, the Miami River evolved over thousands of years from a tidal channel...

Miami Shore Village

Miami Shores, FL

The Miami Shores subdivision was developed by the Shoreland Company as a part of the Florida land boom of the 1920s.

Nas Miami- Pan Am Seaplane Base

Miami, FL

Side One: Known as the “Air Gateway between the Americas”, the Pan American Seaplane Base and Terminal Building is significant in the...

Office Of Dr. James Jackson, Miami's First Physician

Miami, FL

Dr. James M. Jackson moved with his wife Edith to Miami in 1896 and became the city’s first resident physician.

Overtown Lyric Theater

Miami, FL

SIDE ONE: The Lyric Theater was built in 1913 by Geder Walker, an enterprising African American businessman from Georgia who also owned...

Overtown Lyric Theater/ Overtown

Miami, FL

Side One: The Lyric Theater was built in 1913 by Gerald Walker, an enterprising African American businessman from Georgia.

Palm Cottage- Flagler Worker's Cottage/ Henry Morrison Flagler

Miami, FL

Side One: This cottage is the first known residential building in downtown Miami, and the last known building in the city directly...

Pioneer Boat Builders' Site -- 1947

Miami, FL

For thousands of years most water crafts were built of wood.

Port Of Miami

Miami, FL

Miami’s waterfront location has played a critical role in its history.

Richmond Heights Pioneer Historic District

Miami, FL

Richmond Heights was the first private development in Miami-Dade County established for African American veterans and one of the first...

Rmk Merrill Stevens Shipyard

Miami, FL

One of Florida’s most enduring businesses, RMK Merrill Stevens shipyard on the Miami River traces its beginnings to the Merrill brothers,...

South River Drive Historic District Boarding Houses

Miami, FL

The South River Drive Historic District contains the oldest surviving Frame Vernacular boarding houses along the Miami River and...

St. Mary First Missionary Baptist Church

Coral Gables, FL

St. Mary First Missionary Baptist Church was the first African American church in Coral Gables.

Tea Chest/ Ralph Munroe

Miami, FL

Side One: The Tea Chest tea room was built by Ralph “Commodore” Munroe and his son, Wirth, circa 1920 for Munroe’s daughter, Patty...

The Barnacle

Coconut Grove, FL

The Barnacle is one of the oldest homes in Dade County still standing on its original site.

The Coral Gables Golf And Country Club

Coral Gables, FL

The Coral Gables Golf and Country Club and the Granada Golf Course, once the Merrick family’s vegetable field, were part of the original...

The Perrine Land Grant

Perrine, FL

In 1838, the United States Congress granted a township of land in the southern extremity of Florida to noted horticulturist Dr. Henry...

Troop 7 Log Cabin

Coral Gables, FL

When George Edgar Merrick (1886-1942) designed his idealistic City of Coral Gables in the early 1920s, he created a special area for...

Tropical Park Race Track

Miami, FL

Tropical Park’s historical significance stems from its location on the grounds of the former Tropical Park Race Track.

U.s Coast Guard Station Hangar

Coconut Grove, FL

Side One: This seaplane hangar was a part of the first permanent United States Coast Guard Air Station in the country.

U.s. Coast Survey Base Marker

Key Biscayne, FL

In 1807, President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation calling for a survey of the United States’ coastlines.

Vagabond Motel

Miami, FL

Constructed in 1953, the Vagabond Motel is a distinctive example of the evolution of modern architecture after World War II.

WOMEN TAKE ACTION IN CORAL GABLES (The Roxcy O'Neal Bolton House)

Miami, FL

Built in 1933, this Mediterranean Revival house is a contributing structure in the Coral Gables Plantation Historic District, one of the...

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