History+of+Biscayne

= History of Biscayne =

Biscayne National Park became a national park on June 28th, 1980. Lyndon B Johnson was the president who signed the Biscayne National Monument Bill. It was made into a national park in order to provide safety for wildlife and as a place to escape city life (such as nearby Miami). Biscayne is considered a natural site, and though it is a fairly young national park, it has a lot of history. 10,000 years ago Biscayne was the home to Paleo Indians. 2500 years ago it was home to the Tequesta Indians, until the 16th century arrival of Europeans to Florida. In the 1750's disease brought by the Europeans wiped out the natives. 