She moved to Florida from Cleveland, Ohio in 1891 and settled on the Miami River. Mrs. Tuttle (dressed in white and fourth from left) is considered the founder of the city of Miami and played an active role in convincing Henry Flagler to bring the…
Munroe designed the "Kingfish" - a 33 foot long sharpie- with "Biscayne Bay deeply rooted" in his affections. He was returning to cherished memories and a new life. In 1886, the boat was acquired by Frow for his fishing fleet and Munroe used the…
The lighthouse was named for the British warship H.M.S. Fowey, which was wrecked at that location in 1748. The lighthouse now stands within the boundaries of Biscayne National Park.
The photographs were not only the reflection of an aesthetic appreciation of the new land but were also used to study and document the tropical flora and fauna. Some of this work appeared in an 1886 article of the Evening Post which depicted…