Miami. Geographical position
Miami is a city located in the south-east of Florida, on the coast Atlanticheskgo ocean. The total area of the city is 92.42 km². Geographical position Miami was founded in 1896, more precisely, this year it received city status. Now it is quite possible to say that Miami has two creators - rich American Julia Tuttle, who founded an orange plantation here (at the end of the 19th century, Miami provided citrus to all the states), and industrialist Henry Flagler, who opened the railway communication with Miami. History Henry Morrison Flagler is an American financier and entrepreneur, one of the pioneers in the US oil and railway industries. 1830-1913 Julia DeForest Tuttle was an American businesswoman who was largely responsible for, and the original owner of, the land upon which Miami, Florida, was built. For this reason, she is called the "Mother of Miami." She is the only woman to found a major American city.