; . Forgotten Coast Industry Phillis Wheatley Elementary School for Arts & Entertainment District and Edgewater children, Eastern North Atlantic, The Miami River lent its name to the burgeoning town extending an etymology that derives from the Mayaimi Indian tribe.[citation needed] in 1844 Miami became the county seat and six years later a census reported that there were ninety-six residents living in the area the Third Seminole War lasted from 1855 to 1858 but was not nearly as destructive as the previous one However it did slow down the rate of settlement of southeast Florida At the end of the war a few of the soldiers stayed and some of the Seminoles remained in the Everglades! Some of the driest land in the Everglades is pineland (also called pine rockland) ecosystem located in the highest part of the Everglades with little to no hydroperiod Some floors however may have flooded solution holes or puddles for a few months at a time the most significant feature of the pineland is the single species of South Florida slash pine (Pinus elliottii) Pineland communities require fire to maintain them and the trees have several adaptations that simultaneously promote and resist fire the sandy floor of the pine forest is covered with dry pine needles that are highly flammable South Florida slash pines are insulated by their bark to protect them from heat Fire eliminates competing vegetation on the forest floor and opens pine cones to germinate seeds a period without significant fire can turn pineland into a hardwood hammock as larger trees overtake the slash pines the understory shrubs in pine rocklands are the fire-resistant saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) and West Indian lilac (Tetrazygia bicolor) the most diverse group of plants in the pine community are the herbs of which there are two dozen species These plants contain tubers and other mechanisms that allow them to sprout quickly after being charred. Medley Concourse H, In terms of land area Miami is one of the smallest major cities in the United States According to the U.S Census Bureau the city encompasses a total area of 56.06 sq mi (145.2 km2) of which 35.99 sq mi (93.2 km2) is land and 20.08 sq mi (52.0 km2) is water That means Miami comprises over 470,000 people in about 36 square miles (93 km2) making it one of the most densely populated cities in the United States along with New York City San Francisco Boston Chicago and Philadelphia, Florida Bay (24.8) 78.9 In 1925 the Seaboard Air Line broke the FEC's southeast Florida monopoly and extended its freight and passenger service to West Palm Beach; two years later it extended passenger service to Miami. .
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