Miami developer wants to build on top of historic Tequesta site.
You may think I am a sentimentalist or anti-development when it comes to preserving Miami's historic sites, but if we allow developers to build over everything there will nothing left to show the world of our history. There were others here in Miami long before us and we have almost nothing to show for it.
I do not think we need another Mexico City where the Spanish built their empire and capital over the Aztec empire. Recently, a Tequesta Indian village was found as developers were breaking ground on a new hotel project. What experts found was that during three different periods this village was covered by a Seminole War era army fort, a plantation, and Henry Flagler's Royal Palm Hotel. Now that all of this is gone why can't we respect these people of whom we have taken so much from? It would be costly, no doubt, to build around it, but it would be the right thing to do. This is not a site that needs to be picked up and moved to a museum. This is our history and it's location is important to all. It should be preserved for generations to come too.
Read the latest article on the dig here.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/14/3935274/expert-tequesta-site-in-downtown.html
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