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Overview River Guide & Map Miami River History Central and West River Tour |
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Join us for this virtual tour of the Miami River, cradle of Miami's history, and a vital center of its commerce. |
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| BRICKELL POINT. Southern Bank of Miami River's mouth, viewed from downtown Miami's Bayside, half a mile to the north. This massive development includes condominiums, offices and first-class hotels - "a city within the city." | DOWNTOWN: Biscayne Bay to NW 7th Ave. The river enters Biscayne Bay in the Brickell area of downtown Miami. Land uses in the area include high-rise office, condominium, and apartment buildings. As the river passes under Interstate I-95, it enters the East Little Havana Neighborhood on the South Side of the river and Overtown on the north side. |
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Mouth of the river entering downtown Miami | ||||
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| MIAMI CIRCLE: The recent discovery of a flourishing Native American society on the river's south banks has sparked discussion and debate. Archaeological evidence suggests the Miami Circle marks the footprint [foundation] of a large, prehistoric structure, possibly the foundations for a 'Council House,' or other ceremonial structure created by native Americans known as the Tequesta. The evidence also suggests that the Miami Circle had ceremonial importance. The most commonly received opinion dates the structure to about 2000 years ago. A minority opinion suggests the structure may belong to a sophisticated people from as much as 10,000 to 13,000 years ago. | Entering The Miami River's mouth, with the Miami Center and Dupont Plaza hotel on the north, and Brickell Point on the south | ||||
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THE BRICKELL BRIDGE: The artery connecting downtown Miami with the thriving Brickell Avenue office and residential area. |
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RIGHT: Close-up view of the new Brickell Bridge, completed in 1994. |
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Fort Dallas Park, in the heart of downtown Miami. Its centerpiece is an old river house from 1906, preserved amid the hemispheric bustle of downtown Miami. It is a center of The Miami Riverwalk, and a jewel in the Miami River's Greenways plan |  |
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| Miami Avenue bridge opens. That's the Metrorail Bridge in the background, speeding passengers to and from downtown Miami | U.S. Customs building on the south bank of the Miami River. | ||||
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| Old Miami and new Miami. That's the legendary Big Fish restaurant in the foreground, with office towers west of Brickell Avenue behind it. From here on west, the maritime industry plays greater prominence along the river. | |||||
| Looking back at downtown from the Second Avenue bridge. | |||||
