Murray, Charles Warren (sold)
Charles Warren Murray (April 10, 1892 - July 29, 1931) was the City Engineer of Miami in 1918. Murray was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky. He begins appearing in Miami directories in 1918, where he is identified as the City Engineer. In 1918, under this office, he compiled the first official plat of Miami. He subsequently served U.S. Army during World War I (1914 - 1918) from 1918 to 1919. After the war he returned to Miami where he worked for the public welfare office. He died in Miami of 'lingering illness', likely malaria, in 1931.
The second 'official' published map of Miami.
The Official Plat 'City of Miami' Florida.
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This is the 1920 second edition of the first official plat map of Miami, published at the height of its development during the Third Florida Land Boom. The map lays out the streets and development of Miami from roughly Northeast 39th Street to Kloeber Bay Fronts and illustrates streets, parks, private property holdings, hotels, utilities and more. It exhibits additional manuscript work dividing the city into 25 zones, as well as identifying Highland Park and the home of someone named 'Mary Louise' on SW Fourth St. (more details)