MIAMI – While #HappyBirthdayMiami was trending on social media in South Florida, the History Miami Museum was letting women in for free.
Few know the Julia Tuttle Causeway, connecting South Beach with downtown Miami, is named after a woman who moved to the area in 1891. The museum's courtesy was in honor of her bravery.
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"Miami has represented for multitudes of new residents a place to begin anew, a gateway to a better tomorrow," Historian Paul George wrote. "And at no time has this been more true than the present."
The financial district is named after Tuttle's neighbors, William and Mary Brickell, who arrived about two decades before her. And Flagler Street is named after Henry M. Flagler, the visionary who extended a railroad along the east coast. The first train entered Miami April 13, 1896.
Flagler would have been proud of the Port Miami's undersea tunnel, connecting the Julia Tuttle Causeway with the port's Dodge Island. On the city's 120th anniversary, the architectural and engineering wonders of "La Ciudad del Sol" are shining brighter than ever.
#Miami is the only major city founded by a woman. Thank you Julia Tuttle. #HappyBirthdayMiami pic.twitter.com/SSEHCb3Ksx
— City of Miami (@CityofMiami) July 28, 2016
#HappyBirthdayMiami with your laughable public transportation, horrendous traffic, hateful weather, and rude people pic.twitter.com/BEppli0RSi
— Valentina Cano (@valca85) July 28, 2016
Celebrating a big birthday @CityofMiami! The #MagicCity was incorporated 120 years ago today! #HappyBirthdayMiami pic.twitter.com/8cstjr9vpT
— Diana Gonzalez (@DianaGHealth) July 28, 2016