Dade County, FL

Headnote
DADE COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Florida, with the Gulf stream on the south and east, including several islands, or keys, near the adjacent coast. Area, 5,000 square miles. Face of the country flat, a large portion of which consists of "everglades," or a body of savannas, covered with water several feet deep, containing many small islets of fertile land, and cypress swamps. Seat of justice, Key Biscayune. Pop. in 1840, 446; in 1850, 159. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Florida

Dade County, Florida (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
DADE COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Florida, with the Gulf stream on the south and east, including several islands, or keys, near the adjacent coast. Area, 5,000 square miles. Face of the country flat, a large portion of which consists of "everglades," or a body of savannas, covered with water several feet deep, containing many small islets of fertile land, and cypress swamps. Seat of justice, Key Biscayune. Pop. in 1840, 446; in 1850, 159.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 97.
Date Title
William Marvin," Provisional Governor's instructions for the election of a State Convention," August 23, 1865, Tallahassee, Florida
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