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Cuban Memorial Boulevard Park Celebrates the Legacy of a Community and Country

The Bay of Pigs Monument, Anti-Communist Memorial and More

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Monumentous Legacy, North America, Park, United States

Featuring a series of monuments to various Cuban and Cuban American political leaders, Cuban Memorial Boulevard Park represents the legacy of the surrounding community as well as the entire country of Cuba. Located perpendicular to Calle Ocho in Miami, Florida, the collective landmark has become a major attraction for the entire Little Havana neighborhood, cultivating […]

The Thurgood Marshall Memorial Provides an Identity to State House Square

Transforming a Space to Create Engagement

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Monumentous Identity, North America, Public Space, United States

Honoring the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, the Thurgood Marshall Memorial defines State House Square in Annapolis, Maryland. Connecting audiences to the history of the country as well as the legacy of an individual that helped define the Civil Rights movement in the United States, the memorial has provided the space with an identity that […]

The Hemingway Home and Museum Preserves and Celebrates a Literacy Legacy

When History Becomes a Landmark

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Monumentous Legacy, Museum, North America, United States

Serving as the home of famed American author Ernest Hemmingway in the 1930s, the Hemmingway Home and Museum is connected to an essential piece of literary and local history of Key West, Florida. Visited by thousands of people each year, the location highlights what it can mean for legacy to define a landmark in a […]

Harry Truman Provides an Identity for a Key West Neighborhood

Defining the Modern Industry of Key West

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Attraction, Monumentous Identity, North America, United States

The Truman Annex is both a neighborhood and military installation in Key West, Florida. The area is named after President Harry S. Truman on account of the building that would become known as the “Little White House” but the way in which his legacy has defined this mixed-use redevelopment site that sits in the heart […]

Monumentous Potential: Henry Flagler’s Overseas Railroad Monument

The potential to celebrate the past of the Overseas Railroad and the present of the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail

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Attraction, Monumentous Potential, North America, United States

The completion of the Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad in the early 1900s allowed Key West and other communities along the Florida peninsula to become literally connected with the rest of the United States, enabling it to become an international destination. This transformation is called out at the Henry Flagler Overseas Railroad monument, but the way […]

Multiple Elements of Miami History and Culture Define the “Pillar of History”

A Legacy of Multiple Pieces of History

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Attraction, Monumentous History, North America, United States

Commissioned by the Florida Department of Transportation in 1995, the “Pillar of History” is a 36-foot high carved column that graphically narrates the lives of the Tequesta Indians, in Miami, Florida. Created by Cuban Master Sculptor Manuel Carbonell, the piece as well as various markers that are thematically connected to multiple eras and aspects of […]

The Fulford-by-the-Sea Fountain Provides an Identity for a North Miami Neighborhood

An Irreplaceable Symbol of North Miami Beach History

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Attraction, Monumentous Identity, North America, United States

The Fulford-By-The-Sea Fountain is a historic fountain located in a residential neighborhood in North Miami Beach, Florida. Built as part of a development project, it provided an identity for the early neighborhood that has ended up spanning eras and audiences to become an especially distinct symbol for an entire area. Built as Part of a […]