@secret.florida: Miami wasn’t built by one founder. Julia Tuttle brought the railroad, but Mary Brickell’s land shaped the city’s growth. Two women, two legacies — one Miami. #MiamiHistory #FloridaHistory #JuliaTuttle #HistoryTok #AmericanHistory

Hell_Yeah_We_Fish :

Miami was already occupied by indigenous people/indians

Tiffany :

I live in Aventura. Who came up with that name for this area?

9021nO :

Meanwhile the black man who owned Star island had to sell because it was on the white side of town

laurenoftheearth :

Miami was founded by the Tequesta and then the Seminoles and Miccosukee. End of story.

꧁𝒮𝒶𝓂𝒶𝓀𝒶𝒽𝓎𝒶 ꧂ :

occupied land isn't found land

James :

Now it’s owned by Cuba🙄

KatSerenity :

The Bohemians were here before them

Minty Ross :

what about CHARLES DREW? he owned fishers island

Rob :

Julia Tuttle inherited the money from her decessed parents. Mary Brickell inherited the money from her deceased husband.

Veronica Vidal :

She convinced Henry to extend the railway because there was a really bad winter and all the oranges froze except down south (now miami) in her land so she sent the oranges to Henry convincing him to extend the railway away. Go Julia.!

si3 :

The land was occupied by indigenous

ModernDayGoddess🧿 :

they didn't find shit

littleMomozzarella :

by founded she means to say built upon

Randy_MIA :

Miami already existed before they came… 🙄🙄🙄🙄

🎅🏾 Jolly aint jesus 💯➕💯🆙 :

aroundthewaygirl :

Lemon City (currently Little Haiti) was established right after the Civil War and is older than the City of Miami and Coconut Grove. 💯

Jeff.s.s :

And now you know why it's called-Brickell Avenue.

Pinky-Miami-Infidel :

Imagine the summers on them times without A/C

🌸 Nicole A 🌸 :

So their last names lived on as towns or streets, but all the people there before them are unrecognized

n.a.r. :

Your content is amazing! Enjoying it so much 💕

Tarzzaann :

FOUNDED

Ralph Garcia :

We need a TV show about this

Kel Flg :

That's like me pulling up to a TJ Max, and saying I discovered it

Dan Fiandra :

Miami has been inhabited for thousands of years and there were Spanish missions/ranchos for fishing hundreds of years before this and the natives occupied the land for thousands of years

Emavell :

They have a way with words founded doesn’t mean what you think