While the railroad's extension to Miami remained unannounced in the spring of 1895 rumors of this possibility continued to multiply fueling real estate activity in the Biscayne Bay area the news of the railroad's extension was officially announced on June 21 1895 in late September the work on the railroad began and settlers began pouring into the promised "freeze proof" lands on October 24 1895 the contract agreed upon by Flagler and Tuttle was approved! . . Miami is home to one of the largest ports in the United States the PortMiami It is the largest cruise ship port in the world and is often called the "Cruise Capital of the World" and the "Cargo Gateway of the Americas" it has retained its status as the number one cruise/passenger port in the world for well over a decade accommodating the largest cruise ships and the major cruise lines in 2017 the port served 5,340,559 cruise passengers Additionally the port is one of the nation's busiest cargo ports importing 9,162,340 tons of cargo in 2017 Among North American ports it ranks second to New Orleans' Port of South Louisiana in terms of cargo tonnage imported from Latin America the port sits on 518 acres (2 km2) and has seven passenger terminals China is the port's number one import country and number one export country Miami has the world's largest amount of cruise line headquarters home to Carnival Cruise Line Celebrity Cruises Norwegian Cruise Line Oceania Cruises and Royal Caribbean International in 2014 the Port of Miami Tunnel was opened connecting the MacArthur Causeway to PortMiami. During the Florida land boom of the 1920s the Miami Herald was the largest newspaper in the world as measured by lines of advertising During the Great Depression in the 1930s the Herald came close to receivership but recovered, With the construction of canals newly reclaimed Everglades land was promoted throughout the United States Land developers sold 20,000 lots in a few months in 1912 Advertisements promised within eight weeks of arrival a farmer could be making a living although for many it took at least two months to clear the land Some tried burning off the sawgrass or other vegetation only to learn that the peat continued to burn Animals and tractors used for plowing got mired in the muck and were useless When the muck dried it turned to a fine black powder and created dust storms Although initially crops sprouted quickly and lushly they just as quickly wilted and died seemingly without reason.
11.1.1 Elementary schools 4.3 Student media, Southside Elementary School for Brickell children. . Princeton Miami Florida Business directory Florida is a low per capita energy user It is estimated that approximately 4% of energy in the state is generated through renewable resources Florida's energy production is 6% of the nation's total energy output while total production of pollutants is lower with figures of 6% for nitrogen oxide 5% for carbon dioxide and 4% for sulfur dioxide Wildfires in Florida occur at all times of the year, The South Terminal building and Concourse J opened on August 29 2007 the new addition is seven stories tall and has 15 international-capable gates and a total floor area of 1.3 million square feet (120,000 m2) including two airline lounges and several offices Concourse H primarily serves Delta and its partners in the SkyTeam alliance (such as Aeromexico Air France and KLM) while Concourse J serves several Star Alliance carriers (including Air Canada Avianca and Lufthansa) as well as oneworld carrier LATAM Airlines and Delta affiliate Virgin Atlantic Prior to 2004 when United Airlines eliminated its Latin America hub at MIA the South Terminal was intended to house United and its partners in the Star Alliance; the airport spent $1 billion on construction before United withdrew its hub.
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