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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.
On a white field emblazoned with a 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. Flag adopted 1899.
10 Largest cities in Florida (2003): Jacksonville, 773,781; Miami, 376,815; Tampa, 317,647; St. Petersburg, 247,610; Hialeah, 226,401; Orlando, 199,336; Fort Lauderdale, 162,917; Tallahassee, 153,938; Pembroke Pines, 148,927; Hollywood, 143,408
Number of counties in Florida : 67
Largest county in Florida by population: Miami-Dade, 2,363,600 (2004)
Largest county in Florida by area: Palm Beach, 2,034 sq mi.
Florida State Parks & Beaches: 158 (over 700,000 ac.)
Florida Land Area: 65,755 sq mi. (170,305 sq km) (22nd)
Florida Geographic Center: In Hernando Co., 12 mi. NNW of Brooksville
Florida Population: (2004 est) 17,397,161 (#4)
Ponce de León, seeking the mythical "Fountain of Youth," discovered and named Florida in 1513, claiming it for Spain. Later, Florida would be held at different times by Spain and England until Spain finally sold it to the United States in 1819. (France established a colony named Fort Caroline in 1564 in the state that was to become Florida.)
Florida's history in the early 19th century was marked by wars with the Seminole Indians, which did not end until 1842.
Major tourist attractions are Miami Beach, Palm Beach, St. Augustine (founded in 1565, thus the oldest permanent city in the U.S.), Daytona Beach, and Fort Lauderdale on the East Coast; Sarasota, Tampa, and St. Petersburg on the West Coast; and Key West off the southern tip of Florida. The Orlando area, where Disney World is located on a 27,000-acre site, is Florida's most popular tourist destination. Orlando attracts more visitors than any other amusement park destination in the United States. Also drawing many visitors are the NASA Kennedy Space Center's Spaceport USA, Everglades National Park, and the Epcot Center.
Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where the drink was first developed.
Lake Okeechobee is the largest lake in Florida.
Fort Lauderdale is known as the Venice of America because the city has 185 miles of local waterways.
Florida is the only state that has two rivers both with the same
name. There is a Withlacoochee in north central Florida (Madison County)
and a Withlacoochee in central Florida. They have nothing in common
except the name.
Florida Agriculture: Citrus, vegetables, nursery stock, cattle, sugarcane, dairy products.
Florida Industry: Tourism, electric equipment, food processing, printing and publishing, transportation equipment, machinery.
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