Miami

Who Owned Miami?

Julia Tuttle, a local landowner, convinced Henry Flagler, a railroad tycoon, to expand his Florida East Coast Railway to Miami. On July 28, 1896, Miami was officially incorporated as a city with a population of just over 300. Who does Miami belong to? Miami-Dade County is heavily Hispanic, and was the most populous majority-Hispanic county …

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