Historic
Marker. "Arch Creek. Until 1973, when it collapsed, the forty foot natural
bridge of oolitic limestone that spanned Arch Creek was one of South Florida's
earliest landmarks. Prehistoric Indians occupied this site hundreds of
years before European explorations. In the early 1800s, Seminole Indians
lived in the area until forced out by United States soldiers during the
Second (1836-42) Seminole War. During the Third (1855-59) Seminole War
a military trail connecting Ft. Dallas and Ft. Lauderdale passed over
the bridge. In 1892 the first county road to South Florida crossed here,
as did the Dixie Highway, which opened in 1915. In the past, this natural
bridge has attracted both tourists and settlers. A community known as
Arch Creek grew up around the Arch Creek station of the Florida East Coast
Railroad. By 1903 there were sufficient settlers to warrant the opening
of the Arch Creek Post Office, which later became the North Miami Post
Office."
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