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The largest cities in Florida: Orlando, Miami, Tampa,
Jacksonville, and Key West
· Some Important Rivers: Saint Johns River,Econlockhatchee River, Peace River, Myakka River, Lake Okeechobee, and Chattahoochee River.
· The capital of Florida : Tallahassee
· The governor of Florida; Rick Scott
Florida state flower: an Orange blossom.
· The state bird : the northern mocking bird
· The state motto: “IN GOD WE TRUST”
· The state song:"Swanee River"
· Some major industries in Florida: Beef industry, small farms, city industry, apiculture industry, field crop industries, seafood industry.
· 5 points of interest; Disney world, theme park central, the space coast, the keys, magic kingdom.
· list of historical landmarks in Florida: Mary McLeod Bethune Home, Bok Tower Gardens,British fort, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cathedral Of St. Augustine, Crystal River Site.
· Here are some facts about Florida;
Did you know Florida was the 27th state in the USA?
Did you know that the Area of Florida is 65,758 square miles?
Did you know that the Name for Residents in Florida ware called Floridians?
Did you know the Population of Florida is 19,552,860 as of 2013?
· Florida got its name because Florida was first seen by the Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon on Palm Sunday on April 2, 1513 - he then named the "Pascua de Florida," meaning "Feast of Flowers" and claimed it for Spain
· Some Important Rivers: Saint Johns River,Econlockhatchee River, Peace River, Myakka River, Lake Okeechobee, and Chattahoochee River.
· The capital of Florida : Tallahassee
· The governor of Florida; Rick Scott
Florida state flower: an Orange blossom.
· The state bird : the northern mocking bird
· The state motto: “IN GOD WE TRUST”
· The state song:"Swanee River"
· Some major industries in Florida: Beef industry, small farms, city industry, apiculture industry, field crop industries, seafood industry.
· 5 points of interest; Disney world, theme park central, the space coast, the keys, magic kingdom.
· list of historical landmarks in Florida: Mary McLeod Bethune Home, Bok Tower Gardens,British fort, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cathedral Of St. Augustine, Crystal River Site.
· Here are some facts about Florida;
Did you know Florida was the 27th state in the USA?
Did you know that the Area of Florida is 65,758 square miles?
Did you know that the Name for Residents in Florida ware called Floridians?
Did you know the Population of Florida is 19,552,860 as of 2013?
· Florida got its name because Florida was first seen by the Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon on Palm Sunday on April 2, 1513 - he then named the "Pascua de Florida," meaning "Feast of Flowers" and claimed it for Spain
- Florida’s sports teams;
- Florida Bobcats (AFL) - Plantation
- Florida Marlins (MLB) - Miami
- Florida Panthers (NHL) - Miami
- Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) - Jacksonville
- Miami Dolphins (NFL) - Miami
- Miami Fusion (MLS) - Miami
- Miami Heat (NBA) - Miami
- Miami Sol (WNBA) - Miami
- Orlando Magic (NBA) - Orlando
- Orlando Miracle (WNBA) - Orlando
- Orlando Predators (AFL) - Orlando
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) - Tampa Bay
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays (MLB) - Tampa Bay
- Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) - Tampa Bay
- Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) - Tampa Bay
- Tampa Bay Storm (AFL) - Tampa Bay
- Some of the major agricultural products in Florida: Florida's most important agricultural products, and the ones for which it is most famous, are its citrus fruits. The orange was introduced to Florida by Spanish settlers around 1570. Oranges had become an important commercial crop by the early 1800s
- Some highlights of Florida was when in 1845 Florida was admitted into the union, another highlight for Florida might of been when the u.s. army built a base called fort Brooke which was later on turned into Tampa, Florida, another one would be when florida was mapped on the Portuguese cantino map in 1502, also in 1513 Ponce De Leon claimed to have discovered Florida.
- One important person Is Ponce De Leon because he discovered Florida.
- Another important person would be Chester R. Bender because he was the first United states coast guard academy.
- Another would be Alan Stephenson Boyd because he was the first united states secretary of transportation
- Another person would be Roy Geiger because he fought for the u.s. in world war 2 , he was a marines corps General .
- The final person that was important was Joseph kittinger because he was a space flight pioneer.