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John Sewell's Own Story by Arva Moore Parks (Miami, Fla.: Arva
Parks & Co., 1987), 17-18.
 73. "It is Getting There," Indian River Advocate, March 27,
1896.
 74. Sewell, Miami Memoirs, 20-25.
 75. Ibid. See also "A Floating Hotel," Indian River Advocate,
March 13, 1896.
 76. "Miami Meanderings," Indian River Advocate, April 10, 1896.
 77. Ibid. See also Dade County, Fla., Recorder's Office, Deed
Book "O", 407-409.
 78. Sewell, Miami Memoirs, 153.
 79. "Miami Meanderings," Indian River Advocate, April 10, 1896.
 80. "A Go Ahead Suburb," The Miami Metropolis, May 15,
1896. See also Dade County, Fla., Recorder's Office, Plat Book "A,"
49 1/2; Dade County, Fla., Recorder's Office, Plat Book "B," 53;
Sewell, Miami Memoirs, 153-56.
 81. "West Palm Beach Budget," Florida Times-Union, April 4,
1896; "West Palm Beach The Section Growing Steadily and
Surely," Florida Times-Union, April 10, 1896.
 82. "Tales From The Old Town," Florida Times-Union, April
14, 1896.
 83. "The First Passenger Train Over The New Extension,"
Indian River Advocate, April 17, 1896.
 84. Mary Barr Munroe Diary, April 13, 1896, Kirk Munroe
Papers, National Archives, Washington, D. C. Copy on microfilm in
Special Collections, Otto G. Richter Library, University of Miami,
Coral Gables, Fla.
 85. "West Palm Beach News Successful Church Festival,"
Florida Times-Union, April 18, 1896.
 86. "From Jacksonville to Miami," Indian River Advocate, April
17, 1896. Says "first run having been made on Wednesday [April 15]."
 87. Ibid.
 88. "West Palm Beach News Prospect for Oranges and
Limes Excellent," Florida Times-Union, April 17, 1896.
 89. "West Palm Beach News The Ocean Pier Is About
Completed," Florida Times-Union, April 22, 1896.
 90. Dade County, Fla., Recorder's Office, Deed Book "O", 229-
31,257-60.
 91. Sewell, Miami Memoirs, 80.
 92. Ibid., 101.