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(27.3) 84.9 Two catastrophic hurricanes in 1926 and 1928 caused Lake Okeechobee to breach its levees killing thousands of people the government began to focus on the control of floods rather than drainage the Okeechobee Flood Control District was created in 1929 financed by both state and federal funds President Herbert Hoover toured the towns affected by the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane and ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to assist the communities surrounding the lake Between 1930 and 1937 a dike 66 miles (106 km) long was built around the southern edge of the lake Control of the Hoover Dike and the waters of Lake Okeechobee were delegated to federal powers: the United States declared legal limits of the lake to between 14 and 17 feet (4.3 and 5.2 m) a massive canal was also constructed 80 feet (24 m) wide and 6 feet (1.8 m) deep through the Caloosahatchee River; whenever the lake rose too high the excess water left through the canal More than $20 million was spent on the entire project Sugarcane production soared after the dike and canal were built the populations of the small towns surrounding the lake jumped from 3,000 to 9,000 after World War II! Historical population Cape Florida Lighthouse the oldest-standing structure in Miami built in 1825. Julia Tuttle Causeway connects Miami and Miami Beach, Concourse F St Thomas University (private) Miami International University of Art & Design (private).

. . Scenes from the 1994 comedy film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective were shot here 7.6 Future of the Everglades 6.2 Exploration Arts & Entertainment District; . . 1930 142,955 234.4% "The SSC sponsors championships in 14 sports for men and women: baseball men's and women's basketball men's and women's cross country men's and women's golf rowing men's and women's soccer softball men's and women's tennis and women's volleyball.", 3 Military Music history, (27.3) 84.9 Enrollment for Fall 2014 consisted of 54,099 students 45,359 undergraduates and 7,814 graduate students including students enrolled in professional programs Women accounted for 56.2% of student enrollment and minorities made up 88% of total enrollment Enrollment included students from all 50 U.S states and more than 119 countries the most popular College by enrollment is the College of Arts and Sciences the freshman retention rate for 2009 was 83% the fall 2011 incoming freshman class had an average 3.7 GPA 1139 SAT score and a 25 ACT score. .