Timeline for the City of North Miami Beach By haim Jan 18, 1881 Captain William Fulford explores Big Snake Creek This is what is now called Oleta River Nov 18, 1890 Settlers established farms along Oleta River Nov 18, 1917 Lafe Allen made plans for a "perfect city" named Fulford The street layout had wide avenues and they began selling lots Feb 22, 1922 Carl G Fisher organizes an auto race in the city Nov 18, 1923 City Hall Constructed the name was NMB Chamber of Commerce Sep 17, 1926 Hurricane destroy the city Nov 18, 1931 The City is renamed Norh Miami Beach Nov 18, 1936 Greynolds Park becomes a Miami-Dade County park Nov 18, 1956 Construction of the first mall 163rd Nov 18, 1980 a lot of growth and development in the city Nov 18, 1990 $10 million were approved to build a police station and govermment center