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 | Hello MPNOD member,
Here is a fresh update from the Miami Pioneers and Natives of Dade Historical Society
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| | | Online registration at the library closes before the meeting. |
For those that did not register online before today, here is the Zoom link to today's presentation. |
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TodaySaturday, October 8 at 2pmMiami Pioneer Gaston Drake by Pat O’Connell |
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| The Miami Pioneers and Natives of Dade historical society invites one and all to attend a monthly meeting on the second Saturday of the month at the Pinecrest Branch Library at 2pm to hear our special guest speaker. |
|  | | | The Miami Pioneers and Natives of Dade historical society presents guest speaker Daniel Patrick O’Connell with a presentation on an influential pioneer of South Florida — Gaston Drake. |
| | | | Miami Pioneer Gaston Drake (1871-1955) was born in his maternal grandparents’ mansion in St. Louis, brought to the family orange groves in Yalaha on Lake Harris as an infant and educated at Princeton University. He came to Miami at the turn of the 20th century, and for over 50 years was a fixture in the Magic City’s business and social life.
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His Drake Produce company shipped fresh fruits and vegetables north. He raised money from his Princeton classmates and created Drake Lumber, based in Princeton — the town in South Dade he named after his alma mater. Drake Lumber was a major supplier of timber for Henry Flagler’s Over-Sea Extension to Key West and John Collins’ wooden bridge that connected Miami Beach with Miami.
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| A Big Thank You! To all our paid members, and to all the new members joining. Your contributions to support our programs and services to the community are greatly appreciated. |
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| The Miami Pioneers is Dade County’s legacy historical organization, originally founded in 1936 by prominent pioneer settlers and business leaders who arrived in Miami before the year 1900. The Natives of Dade was incorporated in 1986 by a group of local history enthusiasts born in Dade County. The groups merged on July 8, 2002. |
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| Miami Pioneers and
Natives of Dade Historical Society |
PO Box 144353
Coral Gables, FL 33114-4353 |
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