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Miami

No vote, still a goat

All U.S cities are founded by men.
Except for one.

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It´s 1896 and Julia Tuttle isn´t even allowed to vote (cause she´s a woman)
but still,

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she manages to found and incorporate a city.

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Gonna think about that next time I have a challenge  coming up.

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The Mother of Miami saw a vision of what the city could be, back when there was only swamp.

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And today, it´s hard to picture

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That not so long ago, Henry Flagler had to travel by boat to reach the undeveloped and unreachable place 

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that today is the best city in the world. He went there to be

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convinced by Julia to extend his railway down to Miami.

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She knew that the place was going to blossom, once it was possible to reach by train

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and she was right

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it took a lot of work. Especially from her. And she faced a lot of obstacles. Julia DeForest Tuttle

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Just mentioning her name again because

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I don´t think the Mother of Miami is getting proportional credit for her iconic creation and work

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I didn´t even know this story up until recently

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and it´s not like I know everything, but I feel like I should have known this after living close to this city for five years

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and that´s it. That´s the Miami story for this time.

Go there and make your own

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