Throughout the dig, many theories have been presented as to the cause of the origin of the circle. Those theories will be presented here. This site will be divided into several categories.
The Miami Herald and Miami Today both carried articles on the "Miami Circle". Some of the articles from the Miami Herald can be found here. The Miami Circle Miami-Dade Parks also has an article on the circle. The Nando Times also ran an article. You can listen to an audio clip of Richard Hoagland in All Things Considered. ABC News and some of it's affiliates carried the story as well and PBS filmed there one day. The Miami Circle has also been mentioned on Art Bell Coast to Coast. You can listen to the audio of the shows in the archives. You will need real audio, and can get it from their site. The first show that talked about it was Friday night/Saturday morning (01-29-99) and the second show was Wednesday night/Thursday morning (02-03-99). A third show aired Monday night/Tuesday morning (02-08-99). A transcript of the show from January 29th. with Art Bell, Robert Ghost Wolf and Richard Hoagland.
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Miami Circle Fundraising Information
On June 28, 1999, a Miami-Dade County Circuit Court Judge ruled that Miami-Dade County has the right to take the Miami Circle property form developer Michael Baumann, clearing the way for the tranformation of the ancient Tequesta site into an archaeological preserve. Scheduled for October, the value on the 2.2 acre property at the mouth of the Miami River, will to be decided by a jury trial.On March 16th Miami-Dade Mayor Alex Penales and County Manager, Merrett Stierheim, held a meeting with the various groups working to save the Miami Circle. They urged the groups to work together in fundraising and public awareness. At the meeting there were representatives from The Historical Society, Dade Heritage Trust, Miami-Dade Mayor’s office, Native Americans, Miami Circle supporters, Backus Turner International and TribaLink International.
The ancient archeological site has been covered in every major news media including CNN, NBC Today Show, The New York Times, and Associated Press.
The public outcry and the plea of school children, as well as thousands of letters written to public officials from President Clinton to Mayor Penelas has stopped development on the site. An emergency injunction filed by Miami-Dade County lawyers and the support of Governor Bush and the Florida Cabinet has given Circle supporters a ray of hope. The main focus now is raising the money needed to purchase the land at the mouth of the Miami River where the ancient Circle was found.
"Discovery of the Tequesta Indian Site Circle has presented us with a unique opportunity to physically connect to our past as we look towards our future. Such an opportunity is indeed, quite rare and presents this community with an awesome responsibility to do what is right while balancing public policy interests. I would like to see the site preserved for the many generations of Miami-Dade Countians," said Mayor Penelas at the Task Force meeting on February 5th.
Contributions are being received at the following address:
"Miami Circle Trust Fund"
111 NW 1st St. Miami-Dade Office of Management and Budget
Suite 2710 Miami FL 33128
Attention: Terea Hebert
(Please make checks payable to: Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners.)
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