Beneath the plain lies the Biscayne Aquifer a natural underground source of fresh water that extends from southern Palm Beach County to Florida Bay it comes closest to the surface around the cities of Miami Springs and Hialeah Most of the Miami metropolitan area obtains its drinking water from the Biscayne Aquifer As a result of the aquifer it is not possible to dig more than 15 to 20 ft (5 to 6 m) beneath the city without hitting water which impedes underground construction though some underground parking garages exist for this reason the mass transit systems in and around Miami are elevated or at-grade. By the early 1940s Miami was still recovering from the Great Depression when World War II started Though many of the cities in Florida were heavily affected by the war and went into financial ruin Miami remained relatively unaffected Early in the war German U-boats attacked several American ships including the Portero del Llano which was attacked and sunk within sight of Miami Beach in May 1942 to defend against the U-boats Miami was placed in two military districts the Eastern Defense Command and the Seventh Naval District. Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake Florida near Orlando, TUI fly Belgium Brussels (ends August 31 2019)! Schools nominate representatives for each category a Miami Herald appointed judge paneled interview process in each category only one Silver Knight Award is granted in each county Broward & Dade every year These awards have been given in Miami-Dade County Florida since 1959 and in Broward County Florida since 1984 the televised award ceremonies are given in each county, The first post-Reconstruction era Republican elected to Congress from Florida was William C Cramer in 1954 from Pinellas County on the Gulf Coast where demographic changes were underway in this period African Americans were still disenfranchised by the state's constitution and discriminatory practices; in the 19th century they had made up most of the Republican Party Cramer built a different Republican Party in Florida attracting local white conservatives and transplants from northern and midwestern states in 1966 Claude R Kirk Jr was elected as the first post-Reconstruction Republican governor in an upset election in 1968 Edward J Gurney also a white conservative was elected as the state's first post-reconstruction Republican US senator in 1970 Democrats took the governorship and the open US Senate seat and maintained dominance for years, Since 1986 the university established its School of Architecture College of Law and College of Medicine (named the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in 1999 after Herbert Wertheim donated $20 million to the college which was matched by state funds and is the largest donation in the university's history) and acquired the historic Wolfsonian-FIU Museum in Miami Beach.
. From the Glades peoples two major nations emerged in the area: the Calusa and the Tequesta the Calusa was the largest and most powerful nation in South Florida it controlled fifty villages located on Florida's west coast around Lake Okeechobee and on the Florida Keys Most Calusa villages were located at the mouths of rivers or on key islands the Calusa were hunter-gatherers who lived on small game fish turtles alligators shellfish and various plants Most of their tools were made of bone or teeth although sharpened reeds were also effective for hunting or war Calusa weapons consisted of bows and arrows atlatls and spears Canoes were used for transportation and South Florida tribes often canoed through the Everglades but rarely lived in them Canoe trips to Cuba were also common, Predevelopment flow direction of water from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay Source: U.S Geological Survey. . Kissimmee River 3.1 Population, (181) 7.42 Rafael Diaz-Balart Law Building 2006, Police Department Greater Downtown Miami has one of the largest concentrations of international banks in the United States and is home to many large national and international companies the Health District is a major center for hospitals clinics and the biotechnology and medical research industries PortMiami is the busiest cruise port in the world in both passenger traffic and cruise lines and refers to itself as the "Cruise Capital of the World" Miami is also a major tourism hub for international visitors ranking second in the country after New York City. . (19.2) 68.6 Johnson and Wales University (private) 16 Further reading Main article: Climate of Miami Concourse F dates back to 1959 and was originally known as Concourse 3 Like Concourses D and E it received renovations in the mid-1960s and was largely rebuilt from 1986 to 1988 the gates at the far end of the pier were demolished and replaced by new widebody Gates F10-F23 all of which were capable of processing international arrivals the departure lounges for Gates F3 F5 F7 and F9 were also rebuilt and these also became international gates Currently the concourse retains a distinctly 1980s feel and is part of the Central Terminal area the airport authority plans to maintain the concourse until 2036.
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