The Barnacle Historic State Park, in the heart of Coconut Grove, offers a lovely view of Biscayne Bay and of Old Florida. This beautiful house with a whimsical name dates to a quieter time. The Barnacle, built in 1891, offers a glimpse of Old Florida during The Era of the Bay. Situated on the shore of Biscayne Bay, this was the home of Ralph Middleton Munroe, one of Coconut Grove´s most charming and influential pioneers. Munroe's principal passion was designing yachts. As a seaman, civic activist, naturalist, and photographer, Commodore Munroe was a man who cherished the natural world around him.
A walk into the park passes through a tropical hardwood hammock. In the 1920s, it was representative of the original landscape within the city of Miami. Today, it is one of the last remnants of the once vast Miami Hammock.
A walk into the park passes through a tropical hardwood hammock. In the 1920s, it was representative of the original landscape within the city of Miami. Today, it is one of the last remnants of the once vast Miami Hammock.
![Denise > Old Cutler Road - Coral Gables (June 2, 2008) [BAG]
Banyans (Ficus benghalensis)
Also known as Bengal Fig, Indian fig, East Indian Fig, Indian Banyan or simply Banyan, it is a species endemic to Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.
Older banyan trees are characterized by their aerial prop roots which grow into thick woody trunks which, with age, can become indistinguishable from the main trunk. Old trees can spread out laterally using these prop roots to cover a wide area.
On the way to The Barnacle Historic Sate Park . . .](http://newenglander.smugmug.com/Travel/Florida-2008/The-Barnacle-Historic-State/IMG4821/317700700_5KTe5-Ti.jpg "Denise > Old Cutler Road - Coral Gables (June 2, 2008) [BAG]
Banyans (Ficus benghalensis)
Also known as Bengal Fig, Indian fig, East Indian Fig, Indian Banyan or simply Banyan, it is a species endemic to Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.
Older banyan trees are characterized by their aerial prop roots which grow into thick woody trunks which, with age, can become indistinguishable from the main trunk. Old trees can spread out laterally using these prop roots to cover a wide area.
On the way to The Barnacle Historic Sate Park . . .")
![Denise > Old Cutler Road - Coral Gables (June 2, 2008) [BAG]
On the way to The Barnacle Historic Sate Park . . . Banyan Trees](http://newenglander.smugmug.com/Travel/Florida-2008/The-Barnacle-Historic-State/IMG4823/317700763_pDrPt-Ti.jpg "Denise > Old Cutler Road - Coral Gables (June 2, 2008) [BAG]
On the way to The Barnacle Historic Sate Park . . . Banyan Trees")
![Denise > Old Cutler Road - Coral Gables (June 2, 2008) [BAG]
On the way to The Barnacle Historic Sate Park . . . Banyan Trees](http://newenglander.smugmug.com/Travel/Florida-2008/The-Barnacle-Historic-State/IMG4824/317700812_u2BFx-Ti.jpg "Denise > Old Cutler Road - Coral Gables (June 2, 2008) [BAG]
On the way to The Barnacle Historic Sate Park . . . Banyan Trees")
![Denise > Old Cutler Road - Coral Gables (June 2, 2008) [BAG]
On the way to The Barnacle Historic Sate Park . . . Banyan Trees](http://newenglander.smugmug.com/Travel/Florida-2008/The-Barnacle-Historic-State/IMG4828/317700849_yCwbz-Ti.jpg "Denise > Old Cutler Road - Coral Gables (June 2, 2008) [BAG]
On the way to The Barnacle Historic Sate Park . . . Banyan Trees")
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![Denise > The Barnacle Historic State Park - Coconut Grove (June 2, 2008)
This is the walk that passes through a tropical hardwood hammock.
According to some historians, the word hammock may be traced to an American Indian word Hamaca, which means shady place. Several throusand years ago, the sea in this area covered extensive living coral reefs. As sea level fell, reefs were exposed and the corals died. The exposed limestone fromed islands which are now the Florida Keys. Seeds, arriving via the wind or carried by birds, colonized the new islands and eventually created communities such as this tropical hardwood hammock. [Thus ends the history lesson of the day.]](http://newenglander.smugmug.com/Travel/Florida-2008/The-Barnacle-Historic-State/IMG4825/317652035_rK6et-Ti.jpg "Denise > The Barnacle Historic State Park - Coconut Grove (June 2, 2008)
This is the walk that passes through a tropical hardwood hammock.
According to some historians, the word hammock may be traced to an American Indian word Hamaca, which means shady place. Several throusand years ago, the sea in this area covered extensive living coral reefs. As sea level fell, reefs were exposed and the corals died. The exposed limestone fromed islands which are now the Florida Keys. Seeds, arriving via the wind or carried by birds, colonized the new islands and eventually created communities such as this tropical hardwood hammock. [Thus ends the history lesson of the day.]")
![Denise > The Barnacle Historic State Park - Coconut Grove (June 2, 2008) [BAG]](http://newenglander.smugmug.com/Travel/Florida-2008/The-Barnacle-Historic-State/IMG4833/317700917_GG7ZS-Ti.jpg "Denise > The Barnacle Historic State Park - Coconut Grove (June 2, 2008) [BAG]")
Old Cutler Road - Coral Gables (June 2, 2008) [BAG]
Banyans (Ficus benghalensis)
Also known as Bengal Fig, Indian fig, East Indian Fig, Indian Banyan or simply Banyan, it is a species endemic to Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.
Older banyan trees are characterized by their aerial prop roots which grow into thick woody trunks which, with age, can become indistinguishable from the main trunk. Old trees can spread out laterally using these prop roots to cover a wide area.
On the way to The Barnacle Historic Sate Park . . .
Banyans (Ficus benghalensis)
Also known as Bengal Fig, Indian fig, East Indian Fig, Indian Banyan or simply Banyan, it is a species endemic to Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.
Older banyan trees are characterized by their aerial prop roots which grow into thick woody trunks which, with age, can become indistinguishable from the main trunk. Old trees can spread out laterally using these prop roots to cover a wide area.
On the way to The Barnacle Historic Sate Park . . .
![> Old Cutler Road - Coral Gables (June 2, 2008) [BAG]
Banyans (Ficus benghalensis)
Also known as Bengal Fig, Indian fig, East Indian Fig, Indian Banyan or simply Banyan, it is a species endemic to Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.
Older banyan trees are characterized by their aerial prop roots which grow into thick woody trunks which, with age, can become indistinguishable from the main trunk. Old trees can spread out laterally using these prop roots to cover a wide area.
On the way to The Barnacle Historic Sate Park . . .](http://newenglander.smugmug.com/Travel/Florida-2008/The-Barnacle-Historic-State/IMG4821/317700700_5KTe5-S.jpg "> Old Cutler Road - Coral Gables (June 2, 2008) [BAG]
Banyans (Ficus benghalensis)
Also known as Bengal Fig, Indian fig, East Indian Fig, Indian Banyan or simply Banyan, it is a species endemic to Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.
Older banyan trees are characterized by their aerial prop roots which grow into thick woody trunks which, with age, can become indistinguishable from the main trunk. Old trees can spread out laterally using these prop roots to cover a wide area.
On the way to The Barnacle Historic Sate Park . . .")
Old Cutler Road - Coral Gables (June 2, 2008) [BAG]
Banyans (Ficus benghalensis)
Also known as Bengal Fig, Indian fig, East Indian Fig, Indian Banyan or simply Banyan, it is a species endemic to Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.
Older banyan trees are characterized by their aerial prop roots which grow into thick woody trunks which, with age, can become indistinguishable from the main trunk. Old trees can spread out laterally using these prop roots to cover a wide area.
On the way to The Barnacle Historic Sate Park . . .
Banyans (Ficus benghalensis)
Also known as Bengal Fig, Indian fig, East Indian Fig, Indian Banyan or simply Banyan, it is a species endemic to Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.
Older banyan trees are characterized by their aerial prop roots which grow into thick woody trunks which, with age, can become indistinguishable from the main trunk. Old trees can spread out laterally using these prop roots to cover a wide area.
On the way to The Barnacle Historic Sate Park . . .
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