Old Cutler Road took its name from the former town of Cutler, a farming community founded by William Fuzzard in the late 1800s. The town was named for Dr. William Cutler of Massachusetts, who visited the area around 1880 and encouraged Fuzzard and others to settle there. In 1883, Fuzzard, with the help of other Cutler residents, cut a path north and east through pine rocklands and hardwood hammocks to the Village of Coconut Grove. Following a natural limestone ridge along Biscayne Bay, the road established the first overland route connecting Coconut Grove and Cutler. It was later widened into a wagon trail and was declared a public road in 1895. Known first as Cutler Road, then as Ingraham Highway, and later as Old Cutler Road, it still follows a somewhat altered course and preserves the appearance and atmosphere of a country road as a tangible reminder of Miami-area heritage. In 1974, the Florida Legislature declared Old Cutler Road a State Historical Highway.