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Julia DeForest Tuttle (née Sturtevant; January 22, 1849 [1] – September 14, 1898) was an American businesswoman who owned the property upon which Miami, Florida, was built. For this reason, she is called the "Mother of Miami." She is the only woman to have founded what would become a major American city.
Dec 3, 2021 · Tuttle, being a woman, was not permitted to cast a vote, but today she is widely recognized as the only woman to have founded a major American city. Tuttle, left, with her mother and her...
May 12, 2013 · Julia DeForest Tuttle, the "Mother of Miami," is widely recognized as the only female founder of a major American city. The visionary widow from Ohio bought hundreds of acres at what is now Downtown Miami, moved down on a barge, and eventually convinced railroad man Henry Flagler to extend his new railway to the Miami River by ...
Julia Tuttle lured the railroad to the wilds of south Florida. With success, she became known as the Mother of Miami.
Mar 7, 2023 · Julia DeForrest Tuttle, the "Mother of Miami," is the only woman to have ever founded a major U.S. city. Mª del Rosario Castro Díaz • March 7, 2023. SHARE THE ARTICLE. March is Women’s History Month and there’s no shortage of female icons in the 305 to celebrate.
Julia DeForest Sturtevant Tuttle, A landowner who was key to the development of Miami, Julia Tuttle was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She married in 1871, bore two children, and visited Miami for the first time in 1875. After her husband’s death in 1891, she moved there permanently.
Mar 24, 2023 · “It may seem strange to you,” Julia Tuttle told a friend, “but it is the dream of my life to see this wilderness turned into a prosperous country.” Tuttle waged a creative and persistent campaign to lure the railroad to the wilds of south Florida.
