Florida
Capital:
Tallahassee
Date of Entry:
March 3, 1845
Maps:
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| Map of USA. Florida outlined in dark ink. |
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| A close-up of Florida & its neighbors. |
Neighbors:
Alabama, Georgia
Water Borders:
Atlantic Ocean, Straits of Florida, Gulf of Mexico
Total Area:
65,755 square miles
Five Largest Cities:
Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando
Famous Geographical Point:
The Everglades
State Nickname:
The Sunshine State. It's really sunny there.
Famous Person:
Chris Evert, tennis player (winner of 18 Grand Slam singles championships)
Book Set In/About:
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
A middle-aged woman recounts her life—three different periods, each defined by the man she was with at the time—to a friend.
Movie Set In/About:
"Key Largo" (1948), directed by John Huston
Former soldier Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart), turned pacifistic by his experiences in the war, visits an old friend's hotel in Key Largo. Soon, the twin threats of mobsters and an approaching hurricane force Frank into action.
Headline of the Day:
"Florida Governor Wants Tax Cuts, Laws to Fight Opioid Crisis" in U.S. News & World Report.
I've been to Florida. The aunts took me and my brother when I was in sixth grade. We went to Captiva Island, which was quite lovely.
ReplyDeleteI have an idea that Florida is many different things, depending on what part of the state you are in.
I would not mind being in Florida right this instant, as I am a bit chilly. Hmm. 52 in Miami with a high of 69 tomorrow. Not the best, but better than what we have going on in Portland right now. (It's 44. I should just put on another layer.)
We went to Disney in Orlando when I was 15, the one and only time I was in Florida. I remember it being hot & humid & it rained (briefly) at the same time every day. I've heard the Tampa area is really nice.
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