UWilliam Brickell - uBrickell wathuthela endaweni yaseMiami esuka eCleveland, e-Ohio ngo-1871. Yena nomndeni wakhe bavula iposi lokuhweba neposi.
Babenezindawo ezinkulu ezisuka eMfuleni i-Miami eya eCoconut Grove, ezinye zazo kamuva ezaba negalelo ekhamphani yerejistri emigwaqeni eyabeka i-Miami ebalazweni.
UJulia Tuttle - UTuttle wayengumninimhlaba wesibili eMami, uthengise amahektha angama-640 eNyakatho Yomfula iMiami River. Futhi kusukela kuCleveland, uyise kaTuttle wayengabangane abakhulu nomndeni wakwaBrickell kuze kube sekupheleni kokungabikho ubungane. Kwakukhona ukugqugquzelwa kukaJulia Tuttle ukuthi uHenry Flagler walethela isitimela sakhe eningizimu eMiami.
UHenry Flagler - U-Flagler wayengumlutha embonini yamafutha owadala umbuso omkhulu noJohn D. Rockefeller. Ukuqaphela kwakhe kwaphenduka ekukhuluseni, waqala ukuthuthukisa ulwandle lwasempumalanga yeFlorida. Waqala eSt Augustine ukuthenga umhlaba namahhotela. Ukuqala uhlelo lwesitimela, wandisa imigwaqo yaseningizimu kancane kancane ngonyaka. Ngesikhathi uJulia Tuttle ephakamisa ukuthi ucabangela ukuletha konke ukuya eMiami, wayengenasithakazelo.
Kube khona inani elincane kakhulu kule ndawo. Ngo-1894, iFlorida yaqhwaza, yabhubhisa isisekelo sezolimo zomnotho waseFlorida. U-Tuttle wabhalela u-Flagler ukuthi uMiami akazange ahlolwe, futhi ukuthi izitshalo zendawo zaqhubeka zikhula. Lokhu kwasungula ukuvakashelwa, kuthiwa u-Flagler wanqunywa phakathi nosuku olulodwa ukuze aqhubeke nesitimela sakhe epharadesi owathola.
I-Tuttle neBrickell bobabili banikezwa ukwabelana ngezinye zezindawo zabo zokuhlala endaweni, futhi maduzane kuqhubeka.
UJohn Collins - Ngo-1910, uCollins wajoyina uCarl Fisher ukuba athathe umsebenzi okhandlayo. Wayekholelwa ukuthi amaxhaphozi emanzini ayewabona ogwini angase abe nenzuzo. Yena kanye noFisher bathenga leli zwe, ikakhulukazi ekuzijabuliseni ababukeli. Inqubo enkulu yokuguqula ukuthi imfudumalo ibe yindawo yokuhlala yayiyinkimbinkimbi, kepha lapho igcwalisiwe, iMami Beach yosuku lwamanje igcine i-Collins ihlehlisiwe-yonke indlela eya ebhange!