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10.1 Primary and secondary education Miami Florida Business directory; 3.3 Languages The area was affected by the Second Seminole War where Major William S Harney led several raids against the Indians Fort Dallas was located on Fitzpatrick's plantation on the north bank of the river Most of the non-Indian population consisted of soldiers stationed at Fort Dallas the Seminole War was the most devastating Indian war in American history,[citation needed] causing almost a total loss of native population in the Miami area the Cape Florida lighthouse was burned by Seminoles in 1836 and was not repaired until 1846. . 4 Student activities Fremd Village-Padgett Island, Miami International Airport covers 1,335 hectares (3,300 acres) and has four runways:.

. History Main article: Climate of Miami, Florida International University's student housing facilities are managed by the Office of Housing and Residential Life and are available on both the main campus and the Biscayne Bay Campus Currently there are 3,009 beds distributed throughout 10 apartment buildings and 6 residence halls at University Park these are the University Park Apartments Panther Hall the University Park Towers Everglades Hall Lakeview Hall North and Lakeview Hall South on the Biscayne Bay Campus after closing Bay Visa Housing to students and long-term leasing the facility to RCL for employee training FIU is developing BayView Student Housing on the BBC campus BBC's first on-campus new housing in 30+ years will house 408 students in a high rise overlooking Biscayne Bay Together approximately 7% of FIU's student population lives on-campus in student housing (not including Greek housing). In the 1870s the Challenger expedition discovered parts of what is now known as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge or:! MLB Baseball player Northern Downtown Miami overlooking Interstate 95, Following this period of rapid development and environmental degradation the ecosystem began to receive notable attention from conservation groups in the 1970s Internationally UNESCO and the Ramsar Convention designated the Everglades a Wetland Area of Global Importance the construction of a large airport 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Everglades National Park was blocked when an environmental study found that it would severely damage the South Florida ecosystem With heightened awareness and appreciation of the region restoration began in the 1980s with the removal of a canal that had straightened the Kissimmee River However development and sustainability concerns have remained pertinent in the region the deterioration of the Everglades including poor water quality in Lake Okeechobee was linked to the diminishing quality of life in South Florida's urban areas in 2000 the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan was approved by Congress to combat these problems to date,[when?] it is the most expensive and comprehensive environmental restoration attempt in history but its implementation has faced political complications. . On April 22 1895 Flagler wrote Tuttle a long letter recapping her offer of land to him in exchange for extending his railroad to Miami laying out a city and building a hotel the terms provided that Tuttle would award Flagler a 100-acre (0.4 km2) tract of land for the city to grow Around the same time Flagler wrote a similar letter to William and Mary Brickell who had also verbally agreed to give land during his visit.