Category: History Publisher: Legacy Book Publishing
ISBN-10: 1947718568
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 175
Copyright: 2020
ISBN-13: 9781947718562
Taking a wilderness and turning it into a site of Paradise, this is the story of an area, an era, and a vision of Miami and its forgotten founder, Locke Tiffin Highleyman.
Miami's Yester'Years begins looking at Florida's past as a state. Then, turning the focus to southern Florida and the development of Miami, this is the story of Locke Tiffin Highleyman's view of its potential. In 1911, he moved his family to settle and help develop the area creating the first dredged islands in Biscayne Bay. To do this, Locke Highleyman first sucked up enough mud to fill Point View. In the beginning, he was considered crazy. But Point View turned a profit. He then began pumping up bay bottom to build Palm Island and Hisbiscus Island. By the early '20s, the new Biscayne Bay was offering gracious, tropical island lots for the wealthy. Taking a wilderness and turning it into a site of Paradise, this is the story a one man's vision, Locke Tiffin Highleyman.
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Reviews for "Miami's Yester'Years, Its Forgotten Founder Locke Tiffin Highleyman"
Reviewed by Laura H.
10/25/2022
As his reader began this book, it became apparent this was going to be a part of American history I had never heard of.
The author did a remarkable job researching this very important topic. It seems as though every detail was uncovered and its correlation to the building of Miami uncovered. It is quite the story with its many monies families involved.
For anyone who enjoys reading the history of the United States -- and especially Florida -- this is a book to add to your reading list. I would hope that this book is found in every classroom in Florida.
