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1894

This home served as Lemon City’s library from 1894 until 1904. (State Archives of Florida) [+LEMON CITY LIBRARY/EARLY LEMON CITY]
- This home served as Lemon City’s library from 1894 until 1904. (State Archives of Florida) [+LEMON CITY LIBRARY/EARLY LEMON CITY]

1894

South Florida’s first library opens in the community of Lemon City (today’s Little Haiti neighborhood), five mile north of the Miami River. Settlers in the area create a small but successful community in the upper bay.