CUTLER
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NAME: Cutler COUNTY: Miami-Dade ROADS: 2WD GRID: 4 CLIMATE: hot and humid in summer and most of spring and fall BEST TIME TO VISIT: anytime there is not a hurricane |
COMMENTS:
Town site is now part of the Deering Estate, no current residents. Near the corner of Old Cutler Road and SW 168th Street. Deering Stone House and Richmond Cottage are open for tours. REMAINS: Richmond Cottage is the only building left from Cutler |
| The Cutler area was originally an Indian hunting ground, and in 1838 was the scene of a battle during the Second Seminole War. In 1883, Dr. William Cutler purchaed 600 acres in this area of South Dade. The economy was based on the cultivation and shipping of tomatoes, pineapples, and other fruit. In 1884 William Fuzzard, a settler brought in by Cutler, cut a passway leading from the town up to Coconut Grove/present day Coral Gables. By the end of 1884 the population reached 75 and a post office named "Cutler" had been established, with Fuzzard as the first postmaster. In 1896 the Cutler School was opened. The Cutler settlement was considered one of the best in South Florida, having the Richmond Cottage hotel, a school, two wharves, daily mail, and two good stores. When the Florida East Coast Railroad bypassed Cutler in 1903, the town began to die. In 1915, Cutler became part of the Charles Deering Estate. All buildings were torn down except Richmond Cottage, which was incorporated into the Deering home. Submitted by: Jim Pike |
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