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E. G. Sewell Park

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E. G. Sewell Park is a 10.33-acre (4.18 ha) riverfront park located close to the 17th Street Bridge over the Miami River, in Miami, Florida, United States. The site marks the tropical garden area of property purchased in 1897 by General Samuel Crocker Lawrence. Lawrence created a lushly landscaped garden of royal palms with a guest house and a boat slip, and grew grapefruit on much of the remainder of his land. The royal palms remain, as do the boat slip, the steps, columns, and foundation of the guest house, and a water pump Lawrence used to irrigate the tropical plants and the grapefruit groves nearby. The park is named for former Miami mayor E. G. Sewell.

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E. G. Sewell Park
Northwest South River Drive, Miami

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Northwest South River Drive 1815
33125 Miami
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