The third-costliest natural disaster to occur in the United States was Hurricane Andrew which hit Miami in the early morning of Monday August 24 1992 it struck the southern part of the county from due east south of Miami and very near Homestead Kendall and Cutler Ridge (now the Town of Cutler Bay) Damages numbered over US$25 billion in the county alone and recovery has taken years in these areas where the destruction was greatest This was the costliest natural disaster in US history until Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf region in 2005, Migrants to the region who wanted to develop plantations first proposed draining the Everglades in 1848 but no work of this type was attempted until 1882 Canals were constructed throughout the first half of the 20th century and spurred the South Florida economy prompting land development in 1947 Congress formed the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project which built 1,400 miles (2,300 km) of canals levees and water control devices the Miami metropolitan area grew substantially at this time and Everglades water was diverted to cities Portions of the Everglades were transformed into farmland where the primary crop was sugarcane Approximately 50 percent of the original Everglades has been developed as agricultural or urban areas. A Miami-Dade police car Map of Miami in 1955. Brazilian pepper or Florida holly (Schinus terebinthifolius) has also wreaked havoc on the Everglades exhibiting a tendency to spread rapidly and to crowd out native species of plants as well as to create inhospitable environments for native animals It is especially difficult to eradicate and is readily propagated by birds which eat its small red berries the Brazilian pepper problem is not exclusive to the Everglades; neither is the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) which is a widespread problem in Florida's waterways a major threat to endemic species and is difficult and costly to eradicate the Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) may be causing the most harm to restoration as it blankets areas thickly making it impossible for animals to pass through it also climbs up trees and creates "fire ladders" allowing parts of the trees to burn that would otherwise remain unharmed, Tri-Rail fare zone boundary, Fusion 5.4 Agriculture and fishing 4 Student activities; Flagler Street in Downtown Miami Main articles: Atlantic world and Atlantic history, Brickell is south of the Miami River and is a mixed upper-class residential neighborhood as well as Miami's major financial district along Brickell Avenue the Shops at Mary Brickell Village Brickell City Center and Simpson Park are located within Brickell Brickell is directly served by the Miami Metrorail at: Brickell Station and by five Metromover stations on the Brickell Loop. . 2.1 Expansion There were 867,352 households out of which 30.61% had children under the age of 18 living with them 43.8% were married couples living together 18.79% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.49% were non-families 23.55% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.38% (2.52% male and 5.86% female) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older the average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.33, Concourse H 9 Wells Fargo 2,050 Plymouth Congregational Church in Coconut Grove Miami Florida Business directory.
. While the railroad's extension to Miami remained unannounced in the spring of 1895 rumors of this possibility continued to multiply fueling real estate activity in the Biscayne Bay area the news of the railroad's extension was officially announced on June 21 1895 in late September the work on the railroad began and settlers began pouring into the promised "freeze proof" lands on October 24 1895 the contract agreed upon by Flagler and Tuttle was approved. The IIF was able to invest in development projects due to Disston's purchase and an opportunity to improve transportation arose when oil tycoon Henry Flagler began purchasing land and building rail lines along the east coast of Florida as far south as Palm Beach in 1893 Along the way he built resort hotels transforming territorial outposts into tourist destinations the land bordering the rail lines was developed as citrus farms by 1896 the rail line had been extended to Biscayne Bay Three months after the first train had arrived the residents of Miami voted to incorporate the town Miami became a prime destination for extremely wealthy people after the Royal Palm Hotel was opened, Environmental risk Miami and its suburbs are located on a broad plain between the Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east which extends from Lake Okeechobee southward to Florida Bay the elevation of the area never rises above 40 ft (12 m) and averages at around 6 ft (1.8 m) above sea level in most neighborhoods especially near the coast the highest points are found along the Miami Rock Ridge which lies under most of the eastern Miami metro the main portion of the city is on the shores of Biscayne Bay which contains several hundred natural and artificial barrier islands the largest of which contains Miami Beach and South Beach the Gulf Stream a warm ocean current runs northward just 15 miles (24 km) off the coast allowing the city's climate to stay warm and mild all year. ; Miami's Brickell neighborhood is amongst the fastest-growing areas of Miami-Dade County[citation needed], 4.1 Miami dialect Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport TNT KTNT Miami-Dade (22.1) 65.4 Major landscape types in the Everglades before human action Source: U.S Geological Survey. Miami is also a major fashion center home to models and some of the top modeling agencies in the world the city is host to many fashion shows and events including the annual Miami Fashion Week and the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami held in the Wynwood Art District! 11.4 Cycling and walking Main article: Geography and ecology of the Everglades, Class of 2012, The United States Postal Service operates two post offices in Downtown They are the Brickell Post Office and the Flagler Miami Post Office the Federal Detention Center Miami operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons is located in Downtown!
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