Old Cutler Road
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Markerman62
N 25° 33.702 W 080° 21.350
17R E 564705 N 2827303
Long the southern part of the Old Cutler Road in Cutler Bay.
Waymark Code: WMN9TP
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2015
Views: 7
Old Cutler Road owes its name to the former town of Cutler, a farming community founded by William Fuzzard in the late 1800s. The town was named after Dr. William Cutler of Massachusetts who visited the area about 1880 and encouraged Fuzzard and others to settle here. In 1883, Fuzzard, with the help of other residents of Cutler, cut a path north and east through a wilderness of pine rocklands and hardwood hammocks to the Village of Coconut Grove. The road followed a natural limestone ridge along Biscayne Bay, and established the first overland route connecting Coconut Grove and Cutler. It was subsequently widened to a wagon trail, and was declared a public road in 1895. The road became known as Cutler Road, later as Ingraham Highway, and still later as Old Cutler Road. Today, Old Cutler Road, which follows a somewhat altered course, maintains the appearance and atmosphere of a country road, and provides a tangible reminder of the heritage of the Miami area. Old Cutler Road was declared a State Historic Highway in 1974 by the Florida Legislature.
Marker Number: F-715
Date: 2011
County: Miami-Dade
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: The Town of Cutler Bay and the Florida Department of State
Website: Not listed
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