Miami is the only major city founded by a woman. Citrus grower Julia DeForest Tuttle used the money from her parents' estate to purchase the land on the north side of the Miami River as a building site. On July 28, 1896 its just over 300 male residents voted to incorporate a new city, Miami. Thereafter, Miami steadily grew from a small town with a population of around 700 to the seventh largest metropolis in the United States.
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