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Pages in category "Parks in Miami-Dade County, Florida" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Alice Wainwright Park is a 28-acre (11 ha) waterfront park and nature preserve located in northern Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, United States, on the southern border of Brickell. It is named for Alice C. Wainwright, who was the first woman elected to serve on the City of Miami Commission. [1]
Universities and colleges in Miami-Dade County, Florida (7 C, 22 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Miami-Dade County, Florida" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
In 1940 the Matheson family donated 808.8 acres (327.3 ha) of their land to Dade County (now Miami-Dade County) for a public park. In return, county commissioner Charles H. Crandon promised that the county would build a causeway to Key Biscayne. World War II delayed construction, but the causeway opened in 1947.
The park offers various features, including a restaurant, frozen yogurt concession, kids area, a dog park, and outdoor showers.South Pointe is the southernmost point of South Beach, bordering Government Cut to the south and the Port of Miami east-northeast.
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The parcel for the Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Park and Campground (and Zoo Miami) was acquired in 1974 as part of a 1,010-acre land transfer from the U.S. government to Miami-Dade County. [17] Following the death of his parents, in late 1976, Carl Thompson lobbied the Miami-Dade County Commission to name the park after his parents.
In 1933 A. O. Greynolds donated the tract of land, originally used as a limestone quarry, to Dade County. [1] The park was developed between 1936 and 1939 by the Civilian Conservation Corps as a part of the New Deal public works program. [2] Oleta River Youth Conservation Corps 1979 Oleta River Nature Trail and Mangrove Footbridge Entrance Sign