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The Freedom Tower built in 1925 is a local historic landmark and a symbol of the city, One of the first scholars to engage in developing a theory of multinational companies was Canadian economist Stephen Hymer Throughout his academic life he developed theories that sought to explain foreign direct investment (FDI) and why firms become multinational, British surveyor John Gerard de Brahm who mapped the coast of Florida in 1773 called the area "River Glades" Both Marjory Stoneman Douglas and linguist Wallace McMullen suggest that cartographers substituted "Ever" for "River".[clarification needed] the name "Everglades" first appeared on a map in 1823 although it was also spelled as "Ever Glades" as late as 1851 the Seminole call it Pahokee meaning "Grassy Water." the region was labeled "Pa-hai-okee" on a U.S military map from 1839 although it had earlier been called "Ever Glades" throughout the Second Seminole War. . 2 Cities Main article: United States presidential election in Florida 2000 Joining the United States; Indian removal. In 2010 51.1% of the county's population was foreign born with 48.7% being naturalized American citizens Of foreign-born residents 93.0% were born in Latin America 3.2% were born in Europe 2.7% born in Asia 0.5% born in Africa 0.5% in North America and 0.1% were born in Oceania. Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami FIU offers 191 academic programs 60 baccalaureate programs 81 master's programs 3 specialist programs 34 doctoral programs and 4 professional program in 23 colleges and schools in addition 97% of the faculty have terminal degrees and 50% currently have tenure at the university with a student/teacher ratio of 27:1. .

Aerial view of the Safety Valve from southern end of Key Biscayne (top) to Soldier Key, See also: Sports teams in Florida Data is from the CIA World Factbook compiled in 2017:; 10 Bank of America 2,000 Student enrollment Limestone and aquifers Admissions The island is mainly occupied by the Virginia Key Beach Park Miami Seaquarium Miami-Dade's Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant and the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Other facilities include the former Miami Marine Stadium the National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center and an office of the U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. . College of Law US 441 2.4 Rankings I-75.svg Interstate 75 2.4 Florida Reef 3 Fort Lauderdale Broward 152,397 165,521 182,595 +10.32% Miami is the home to the National Hurricane Center and the headquarters of the United States Southern Command responsible for military operations in Central and South America Miami is also an industrial center especially for stone quarrying and warehousing These industries are centered largely on the western fringes of the city near Doral and Hialeah. Florida's Turnpike School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. The land seemed to inspire extreme reactions of both wonder or hatred During the Second Seminole War an army surgeon wrote "It is in fact a most hideous region to live in a perfect paradise for Indians alligators serpents frogs and every other kind of loathsome reptile." in 1897 explorer Hugh Willoughby spent eight days canoeing with a party from the mouth of the Harney River to the Miami River He sent his observations to the New Orleans Times-Democrat Willoughby described the water as healthy and wholesome with numerous springs and 10,000 alligators "more or less" in Lake Okeechobee the party encountered thousands of birds near the Shark River "killing hundreds but they continued to return" Willoughby pointed out that much of the rest of the country had been explored and mapped except for this part of Florida writing "(w)e have a tract of land one hundred and thirty miles long and seventy miles wide that is as much unknown to the white man as the heart of Africa.", See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Miami Florida, Cape Florida Lighthouse the oldest-standing structure in Miami built in 1825.