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The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. They left behind artifacts...

The modern history of Tampa, Florida, can be traced to the founding of Fort Brooke at the mouth of the Hillsborough River in today's downtown in 1824...

The city of Jacksonville, Florida, began to grow in the late 18th century as Cow Ford, settled by British colonists. Its major development occurred in...

The history of Tallahassee, Florida, much like the history of Leon County, dates back to the settlement of the Americas. Beginning in the 16th century...

The history of Pensacola, Florida, begins long before the Spanish claimed founding of the modern city in 1698. The area around present-day Pensacola was...

South Florida Libraries. Tampa Florida: University of South Florida Libraries, 2006. Michael Gannon (ed.), The History of Florida. Gainesville, Florida: University...

The history of the University of Florida is firmly tied to the history of public education in the state of Florida. The University of Florida originated...

Slavery in Florida occurred among indigenous tribes and during Spanish rule. Florida's purchase by the United States from Spain in 1819 (effective 1821)...

The earliest known identification of the area known today as Sarasota, Florida, was identified on a sheepskin Spanish map from 1763 with the word "Zarazote"...

500 tropical and subtropical cyclones have affected the state of Florida. More storms hit Florida than any other U.S. state, and since 1851 only eighteen hurricane...

The history of the Jews in South Florida dates back to the 19th century. Many South Florida Jews are Ashkenazi (descendants of Russian, Polish, and Eastern...

The flag of Florida consists of a red saltire on a white background, with the state seal superimposed on the center. The flag's current design has been...

The Museum of Florida History is the U.S. state of Florida's history museum, housing exhibits and artifacts covering its history and prehistory. It is...

This is a timeline of the U.S. state of Florida. 15,405–14,146 BC: Page-Ladson site. 9320 BC: Cutler Fossil Site. 8000 BC: Warm Mineral Springs. 7500...

Florida crackers were colonial-era British American pioneer settlers in what is now the U.S. state of Florida; the term is also applied to their descendants...

The governor of Florida is the head of government of the U.S. state of Florida and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor...

It is very rare for snow to fall in the U.S. state of Florida, especially in the central and southern portions of the state. With the exception of the...

of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory...

The Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH) is Florida's official state-sponsored and chartered natural history museum. Its main facilities are located...

The list of Florida hurricanes from the 21st century has been marked by several devastating North Atlantic hurricanes; 79 tropical or subtropical cyclones...