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1. www.miamidade.gov › global › recreationAbout Miami-Dade Parks

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   Miami-Dade County Parks is supported by The Parks Foundation of Miami-Dade a non-profit 501(c)3 organization supporting the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department's efforts to further develop Miami-Dade County's world-class parks system for residents and visitors.

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2. www.miamidade.gov › global › governmentParks, Recreation and Open Spaces Director - Miami-Dade County

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   Maria I. Nardi was appointed Director for Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department (PROS) effective August 1, 2017. Ms. Nardi is responsible for one the most diverse and largest park systems in the country.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Crandon_ParkCrandon Park - Wikipedia

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   The land Crandon Park occupies was once part of the largest coconut plantation in the United States, operated by William John Matheson and his heirs. In 1940 the Matheson family donated 808.8 acres (327.3 ha) of their land to Dade County (now Miami-Dade County) for a public park.

4. www.mpnod.org › 2022 › 04Matheson Hammock – a short history - MP/NOD Historical Society

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   Apr 15, 2022 · The first donation of land for a Dade County park came from the Matheson family in 1929 — 80 acres on Biscayne Bay for Matheson Hammock Park. Over the past nine decades, it grew with further donations by the Matheson heirs, purchases by county commissioner Charles Crandon, and other donations to its current 630 acres.

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5. www.linkedin.com › company › miamidadecountyMiami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces

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   Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces is the third largest county park system in the U.S., consisting of more than 275 parks and more than 13,700 acres of land.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Haulover_ParkHaulover Park - Wikipedia

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   Haulover Park is a 177-acre (72 ha) urban park owned and operated by Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces Department, located in metropolitan Miami, just north of Bal Harbour, Florida.

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   How did Miami-Dade Parks start?

   • Miami-Dade Parks began as a Division of the County Road and Bridge Department in 1929, planting trees along our community's highways. A.D. Barnes, a leader in the National Parks, Recreation and Open Space movement, persuaded Commodore Matheson to donate 80 acres of land for, the first county park, Matheson Hammock Park.

   About Miami-Dade Parks

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   Who supports Miami-Dade County Parks?

   • Miami-Dade County Parks is supported by The Parks Foundation of Miami-Dade a non-profit 501 (c)3 organization supporting the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department's efforts to further develop Miami-Dade County's world-class parks system for residents and visitors.

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   What makes Miami-Dade Parks & Recreation & open spaces inclusive?

   • Inclusiveness and Accessibility Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces provides parks, facilities and programs that are inclusive of the diverse residents of our community and are accessible to those with disabilities.

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   Who owns Crandon Park?

   • The land Crandon Park occupies was once part of the largest coconut plantation in the United States, operated by William John Matheson and his heirs. In 1940 the Matheson family donated 808.8 acres (327.3 ha) of their land to Dade County (now Miami-Dade County) for a public park.

   Crandon Park - Wikipedia

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   Where did the Miami Open take place?

   • Just south of Downtown Miami (in background), Crandon Park was home to the Miami Open from 1987 to 2018. The land Crandon Park occupies was once part of the largest coconut plantation in the United States, operated by William John Matheson and his heirs.

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   Why did Dade County buy Ocean Beach?

   • The Dade County Commission procured the beach front property in 1940 following a lobbying effort for a $2 million municipal bond ($36 million, in 2018 dollars) by county commissioner Charles H. Crandon for the purchases of northern Key Biscayne (what became Crandon Park) and the beach north of Baker's Haulover Inlet, then called Ocean Beach. [ 1 ]

   Haulover Park - Wikipedia

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8. www.miamidade.gov › parks › libraryCrandon Park - Miami-Dade County

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   Crandon Park is one of seven heritage parks acquired by Miami-Dade County. The park sits on a barrier island, with two miles of beach to the east, and Biscayne Bay to the west. Possessing a rich coastal environment the Park is home to a fossilized mangrove reef (unique in the world), a barrier island shoreline, sea grasses, protected wetlands ...