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FLORIDA

Sunshine State
Origin of state's name: Named on Easter 1513 by Ponce de Leon for Pascua Florida, meaning "flowery Easter"
On a white field emblazoned with a Confederacy red X and the state seal, Florida's flag represents the land of sunshine, flowers, palm trees, rivers and lakes. The seal features a brilliant sun, a cabbage palmetto tree, a steamboat sailing and a Native American Seminole woman scattering flowers.
Entered Union: March 3, 1845; 27th State
Capital: Tallahassee
Motto: In God we trust
Flower: Orange blossom
Bird: Mockingbird
Tree: Sabal palmetto palm
Song: Old Folks at Home
A LITTLE HISTORY

The first European to see Florida was Ponce de Leon in 1513. France established a colony, Fort Caroline, on the St. Johns River in 1564; Spain settled St. Augustine in 1565, and Spanish troops massacred most of the French. Britains's Francis Drake burned St. Augustine in 1586. Britain held the area briefly (1763-1783) and then returned it to Spain. After Andrew Jackson led a U.S. invasion in 1818, Spain ceded Florida to the U.S. in 1819. The Seminole War (1835-1842) resulted in removal of most Indians to Oklahoma. Florida seceded from the Union in 1861 and was readmitted in 1868.

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FACTS AND TRIVIA ABOUT FLORIDA

Florida has the second-longest coastline.
The former name of Cape Canaveral was Cape Kennedy.
The Everglades National Park contains a trail called Gumbo Limbo Trail.
Florida's ocean shores have yielded the most sunken treasure.
Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where it was first developed.
The U.S city with the highest rate of lightning strikes per capita is Clearwater, Florida.
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It's against the law to sleep under a hairdryer in Florida.
Pelican Island was the first federal wildlife refuge in the U. S. It was established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903.
The U. S. Navy Aeronautic Station in Pensacola was the first Navy training center for pilots. It was established in 1914.
More passenger ships pass through Miami's port than any other city in the U. S.
Sidney Poitier was born in Miami on February 20, 1927. He was the first African-American actor to win an Oscar, which he won for the movie "Lilies of the Fields."
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