Greynolds Park - Miami-Dade County Park - The Castle Est.: 1936 Once the site of a rock quarry, is now a 249-acre park consisting of a variety of habitats; most notably a relatively intact hardwood hammock and mangrove forest. The hammock at Greynolds is one of the last well-protected natural areas of northern Miami-Dade County. Tequesta Indians used the Oleta River, which runs along the east side of the park, as a source of transportation. In the years following, the Seminole Indians used the land along side the river as a trading post and a source of supplies for early Miami-Dade County settlers. The park is named after A.O. Greynolds, the head of Ojus Rock Company, who deeded the land over to Miami-Dade County Parks Department in 1936. As shown in the B/W Photo, it was quite the Hippie hang out in the 60s & 70s!
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 01:26:59 +0000
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