![Miami Transfer Company and Florida Rigging and Crane Company. Established - 1896 "A tradition of integrity for over 100 years." Heavy industrial hauling, rigging, and cranes. Miami Transfer Company and Florida Rigging and Crane Company. Established - 1896 "A tradition of integrity for over 100 years." Heavy industrial hauling, rigging, and cranes.](https://mtc-frc.com/images/photo_company_history.jpg)
Miami Transfer Company and Florida Rigging and Crane Company. Established - 1896 "A tradition of integrity for over 100 years." Heavy industrial hauling, rigging, and cranes.
![Then and now. In 1896 the heart of Miami was a retail district along Avenue D, (todays Miami Avenue near 3rd St… | Prairie style houses, Prairie style, Stucco homes Then and now. In 1896 the heart of Miami was a retail district along Avenue D, (todays Miami Avenue near 3rd St… | Prairie style houses, Prairie style, Stucco homes](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d3/13/72/d313724a180b09c5ce764ed1471d0739--miami-retail.jpg)
Then and now. In 1896 the heart of Miami was a retail district along Avenue D, (todays Miami Avenue near 3rd St… | Prairie style houses, Prairie style, Stucco homes
![Michael Beschloss on Twitter: "Miami, Florida, was incorporated today 1896--here shown 12 years later: #NARA http://t.co/TZ1hfuqaKu" / Twitter Michael Beschloss on Twitter: "Miami, Florida, was incorporated today 1896--here shown 12 years later: #NARA http://t.co/TZ1hfuqaKu" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtqXdn1CcAArelx.jpg)
Michael Beschloss on Twitter: "Miami, Florida, was incorporated today 1896--here shown 12 years later: #NARA http://t.co/TZ1hfuqaKu" / Twitter
![Miami waterfront in 1925 1896-The first train of Henry Flagler's extensive Florida East Coast Railroad arrived in Miami on … | Florida east coast, Flagler, New town Miami waterfront in 1925 1896-The first train of Henry Flagler's extensive Florida East Coast Railroad arrived in Miami on … | Florida east coast, Flagler, New town](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/12/4d/ac/124daca419d7dd049e73d323f6f0fac8.jpg)
Miami waterfront in 1925 1896-The first train of Henry Flagler's extensive Florida East Coast Railroad arrived in Miami on … | Florida east coast, Flagler, New town
![Stream Miami - Civil War to Incorporation (1861 – 1896) by Miami History | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Stream Miami - Civil War to Incorporation (1861 – 1896) by Miami History | Listen online for free on SoundCloud](https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-Mfs0ekH9GZNdHSTb-QLLwvQ-t500x500.jpg)
Stream Miami - Civil War to Incorporation (1861 – 1896) by Miami History | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
![On this day in Florida history - April 15, 1896 - Henry Flagler's railroad arrives in Miami for first time On this day in Florida history - April 15, 1896 - Henry Flagler's railroad arrives in Miami for first time](http://www.floridahistorynetwork.com/uploads/2/5/3/4/25341746/1708522_orig.jpg)