Florida is also served by Amtrak operating numerous lines throughout connecting the state's largest cities to points north in the United States and Canada the busiest Amtrak train stations in Florida in 2011 were: Sanford (259,944) Orlando (179,142) Tampa Union Station (140,785) Miami (94,556) and Jacksonville (74,733) Sanford in Greater Orlando is the southern terminus of the Auto Train which originates at Lorton Virginia south of Washington D.C Until 2005 Orlando was also the eastern terminus of the Sunset Limited which travels across the southern United States via New Orleans Houston and San Antonio to its western terminus of Los Angeles Florida is served by two additional Amtrak trains (the Silver Star and the Silver Meteor) which operate between New York City and Miami Virgin MiamiCentral in Greater Downtown Miami and the Miami Intermodal Center near Miami International Airport are major hubs for rapid transit commuter rail intercity rail and buses. 6 See also, Post-war history 1950 2,771,305 46.1%, The Miami River lent its name to the burgeoning town extending an etymology that derives from the Mayaimi Indian tribe.[citation needed] in 1844 Miami became the county seat and six years later a census reported that there were ninety-six residents living in the area the Third Seminole War lasted from 1855 to 1858 but was not nearly as destructive as the previous one However it did slow down the rate of settlement of southeast Florida At the end of the war a few of the soldiers stayed and some of the Seminoles remained in the Everglades; . Hurricanes pose a severe threat each year during June 1 to November 30 hurricane season particularly from August to October Florida is the most hurricane-prone state with subtropical or tropical water on a lengthy coastline Of the category 4 or higher storms that have struck the United States 83% have either hit Florida or Texas! 1974 61.2% 1,118,954 38.8% 709,438, Miami Florida Business directory, On October 25 1939 John S Knight son of a noted Ohio newspaperman bought the Herald from Frank B Shutts Knight became editor and publisher and made his brother James L Knight the business manager the Herald had 383 employees Lee Hills arrived as city editor in September 1942 He later became the Herald's publisher and eventually the chairman of Knight-Ridder Inc a position he held until 1981!
; 6 Seaports Republican 378,196 26.24%, 11 Notable people In the early 1970s the Miami disco sound came to life with TK Records featuring the music of KC and the Sunshine Band with such hits as "Get Down Tonight" "(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty" and "That's the Way (I Like It)"; and the Latin-American disco group Foxy with their hit singles "Get Off" and "Hot Number" They were on the very same South Florida label that released the first disco song to become a #1 hit on the pop music charts "Rock Your Baby" by Miami area native George McCrae in 1974 Other artists from that local label include Foxy Peter Brown Jimmy "Bo" Horne Gwen McCrae T-Connection and Anita Ward Miami native Teri DeSario was also a popular artist during the disco era the Bee Gees moved to Miami in 1975 and have lived here ever since then, Other professional teams Miami Florida Business directory. . .
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