Editing Carol City, Florida (section)

==History==
Julius Gaines, the developer, had originally planned to name it Coral City. However, under threat of a lawsuit by [[Coral Gables, Florida|Coral Gables]], he changed the name, switching the '''O''' and '''A'''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Morris|first1=Allan|title=Florida Place Names: Alachua to Zolfo Springs|date=1995|publisher=Pineapple Press, Inc.|location=Sarasota, Florida|isbn=1-56164-084-0|page=44}}</ref>

In the 1960s, much of Carol City included farmland.<ref name="miaminewtimes.com">Garcia-Roberts, Gus. "The Curse." ''[[Miami New Times]]''. February 10, 2009. [http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2009-02-12/news/the-curse-six-students-in-carol-city-high-s-tragic-class-of-2006-were-murdered/ 1]. Retrieved on February 11, 2009.</ref> As the decades progressed, many people in [[Miami Gardens, Florida|Miami Gardens]] blamed the public housing in the area, including the developments around [[Carol City High School]], of importing crime and recreational drugs into the area. In 2007, Mayor [[Shirley Gibson]] of Miami Gardens announced she would not allow any more public housing projects to open in Miami Gardens.<ref>Garcia-Roberts, Gus. "The Curse." ''[[Miami New Times]]''. February 10, 2009. [http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2009-02-12/news/the-curse-six-students-in-carol-city-high-s-tragic-class-of-2006-were-murdered/2 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220145722/http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2009-02-12/news/the-curse-six-students-in-carol-city-high-s-tragic-class-of-2006-were-murdered/2 |date=2009-02-20 }}. Retrieved on February 11, 2009.</ref>

On July 27, 1977, [[Carol City murders|six people were killed]] and a further two were injured during a [[mass shooting]] at a house in Carol City. At the time, the shooting was the largest case of [[mass murder]] in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]] history.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ovalle|first=David|date=October 15, 2012|title=Pending execution casts spotlight on horrific Miami murder spree in late '70s|work=[[The Bradenton Herald]]|url=https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article34564689.html|access-date=May 9, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170402210535/http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article34564689.html|archive-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref>