William Brickell

William B. Brickell photo; source: HistoryMiamiWilliam Barnwell Brickell was a businessman who purchased over 600 acres in Miami in 1870. Two decades earlier he had met and married Mary Bulmer in Australia and in 1854 moved to Cleveland, Ohio. The Brickell family moved, along with the Ephraim Sturtevant family, to Biscayne Bay in the early 1870s and established their homestead at the mouth of the Miami River on the south shore. This site, near Fort Dallas, became known as Brickell Point. For years, the Brickells operated a trading post and other businesses in the pioneer community. After William died in 1908, Mary took over the businesses and management of the real estate and began to develop the hundreds of acres of land that they had acquired in the region, which included Brickell Hammock and the area later known as Millionaire's Row. The Brickells, along with Julia D. Tuttle (daughter of Ephraim Sturtevant), were instrumental in bringing Henry Flagler's railroad and other development to Miami by donating hundreds of acres to Flagler. Brickell Avenue in Miami is named for the Mary and William. Flagler and the Brickells also developed the city of Fort Lauderdale together.

When Ingraham and party visited Miami, they described the store, warehouse, and home of the Brickells. They mentioned that Brickell owned the schooner "Margaret," which was used to transport supplies, and also described the trade with the Seminoles.

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