As a village founded by women, Bingo Village has all kinds of motherly inspirations out in the world. Bid you know there's only one major city in the U.S. founded by a woman?

That city is Miami, Florida and that woman was Julia Tuttle!

Also known as the "Mother of Miami," Tuttle saw the area becoming a major city and trade hub with South America. And guess what? She was totally right!

But she knew the only way to make it happen was by bringing the railroad to the area. So, she hit up her old pal, millionaire Henry M. Flagler, from her Cleveland days and was like, "Bring your railroad to Miami, and I'll split my land with you."

But Flagler basically said, "Nah, I'm good."

The "Mother of Miami" didn't give up there, however. When the Great Freeze of 1894 killed most of Florida's orange groves, she sent Flager a branch of orange blossom from Miami, showing him the area was still thriving. He finally agreed to bring the railroad to Miami. 

On April 22, 1896, the first train rolled into Miami, and it was all thanks to Tuttle's hustle.

The city was officially incorporated on June 28, 1896, but let's be real, Julia Tuttle's was the one who made it happen. She started the first laundry, bakery, and dairy in Miami. She even built Miami's first hotel, which was basically a bunkhouse for workers.

Unfortunately, it burned down in 1899. And even worse, Julia died in 1898 at the ripe age of 49, leaving behind a ton of debt, partly because she was so generous with her land grants to Flagler. Her kids ...sadly, had to sell her remaining land to pay off the debt.

And even though her name was forgotten for a while, they named a causeway after her in 1959. Julia Tuttle was the real MVP, the "Mother of Miami," and without her, Miami wouldn't be the Magic City we know and love today.

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