1960 48.5% 748,700 51.5% 795,476 6 Plate tectonics Pan Am's terminal at Dinner Key in 1944 during World War II. Contents The area was affected by the Second Seminole War where Major William S Harney led several raids against the Indians Fort Dallas was located on Fitzpatrick's plantation on the north bank of the river Most of the non-Indian population consisted of soldiers stationed at Fort Dallas the Seminole War was the most devastating Indian war in American history,[citation needed] causing almost a total loss of native population in the Miami area the Cape Florida lighthouse was burned by Seminoles in 1836 and was not repaired until 1846.
Oakland Park Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park The term "Aethiopian Ocean" derived from Ancient Ethiopia was applied to the Southern Atlantic as late as the mid-19th century During the Age of Discovery the Atlantic was also known to English cartographers as the Great Western Ocean. Miami Florida Business directory, Second in power and number to the Calusa in South Florida were the Tequesta They occupied the southeastern portion of the lower peninsula in modern-day Dade and Broward counties Like the Calusa the Tequesta societies centered on the mouths of rivers Their main village was probably on the Miami River or Little River Spanish depictions of the Tequesta state that they were greatly feared by sailors who suspected them of torturing and killing survivors of shipwrecks With an increasing European presence in south Florida Native Americans from the Keys and other areas began increasing their trips to Cuba Official permission for the immigration of Native Americans from the Florida Keys was granted by Cuban officials in 1704 Spanish priests attempted to set up missions in 1743 but noted that the Tequesta were under assault from a neighboring tribe When only 30 members were left they were removed to Havana a British surveyor in 1770 described multiple deserted villages in the region where the Tequesta lived Common descriptions of Native Americans in Florida by 1820 used only the term "Seminoles", Northern Atlantic Miami Florida Business directory Ice hockey: Miami Matadors (ECHL) Miami Screaming Eagles (WHA) Miami Manatees (WHA2).
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