Miami Past, Tequesta Site

This is not just another Indian village; it’s the capital of the Tequesta people, the last bit of it smack in the middle of modern Miami (source infra)

Miami’s Past and Future Clash at a Building Site - NYTimes.com: "....Under the terms of the settlement, the developers agreed to preserve two of the circles and encase in glass some of the artifacts, the steps of the hotel and the water well. A public plaza and museum would be built to showcase the site to the public, and researchers could reach other portions of the site through an underground crawl space.“I think the site is important in terms of Miami, that doesn’t have much history, reclaiming its history,” said Marc Sarnoff, the chairman of the City Commission, who spearheaded the talks on the compromise. “A building that was going to be one of many buildings will be a truly authentic building many people will want to go to.”..." (read more at link above)

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