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Julia DeForest Tuttle (née Sturtevant; January 22, 1849 [1] – September 14, 1898) was an American businesswoman who owned the property upon which Miami, Florida, was built. For this reason, she is called the "Mother of Miami." She is the only woman to have founded what would become a major American city.
Mar 7, 2023 · But we certainly could not go without paying homage to the woman without whom our city wouldn’t even exist — Julia Tuttle. Widely recognized as the only female founder of a major American city, this trailblazing woman from Ohio had a dream to see her land north of the Miami River (now Downtown Miami) flourish into a prosperous city.
Dec 3, 2021 · Tuttle died on Sept. 14, 1898. She was 49. An obituary in The Metropolis listed the cause as a sudden violent headache, an “inflammation of the brain,” though other reports said that she had ...
Miami, FL. Julia DeForest Sturtevant Tuttle, A landowner who was key to the development of Miami, Julia Tuttle was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She married in 1871, bore two children, and visited Miami for the first time in 1875. After her husband’s death in 1891, she moved there permanently.
May 12, 2013 · Julia Tuttle, The 'Mother Of Miami,' Was One Awesome Lady | HuffPost Miami. Miami Mother's Day miami history best of miami. Julia Tuttle, The 'Mother Of Miami,' Was One Awesome Lady. The Incredible Tale Of How A Mom Changed Florida Forever. By Janie Campbell. May 12, 2013, 08:00 AM EDT. | Updated Dec 6, 2017. Did you know Miami has a mom?
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Mar 4, 2022 · March 4, 2022 / 11:34 AM EST / CBS Miami. MIAMI (CBSMiami) – In honor of Women's History Month, a look at Julia Tuttle, known as the "mother of Miami." Julia Tuttle owned the land...
Nov 26, 2016 · Title: Portrait of Julia Tuttle: Miami, Florida Date: ca. 1890 General Note: A landowner and developer, Tuttle bought a square mile of land at the mouth of the Miami River, more than half of which she donated to induce others to settle there. She is credited with having prompted Henry M. Flagler to consider extending the Florida East Coast ...
