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What's the One Major American #City Founded by a #Woman?

Source: https://parade.com/256292/claudiagryvatzcopquin/whats-the-one-major-american-city-founded-by-a-woman/

Interestingly, the city of #Miami was founded by a woman—the only female founder of a major American city. In 1874, Julia #Tuttle, who hailed from #Cleveland, headed to Florida to visit her father, who lived in the area. Despite the mosquito-infested swamps, she liked what she saw.

#usa #America #history #Florida #natives