Florida

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Florida
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Map Of State

• Capital Tallahassee
• 27th State admitted
• On March 3, 1845

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State Flag
The Red "X" stands for the Confederate States of
America,
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Geographical features

• Lake Okeechobee

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Historical Places

• Sea Wall
• Fort Castillo de san Marcos -St. Augustine
• Old Capitol
• Flagler College

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Animals and Plant Life

• Animals
• several hundred species of fish, and birds But
  the most common is the crocodile, and the
  alligator

• Plants
• Pines, oaks, cypresses, palms, and mangroves are
  the dominant varieties

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Major Cities

• Tallahassee
• Miami
• Jacksonville

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Sports Teams

• Miami Heat (NBA)
• Orlando Magic (NBA)
• Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS)
• Miami Fusion (MLS)
• Florida Panthers (NHL)
• Miami Dolphins (NFL)

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Famous Floridians

• Julian Cannonball Adderley jazz saxophonist
• Pat Boone singer
• Fernando Bujones ballet dancer
• Steve Carlton baseball player
• Howie Dorough singer
• Fay Dunaway actress
• Stepin Fetchit comedian
• Dwight Gooden baseball player
• Zora Neale Hurston writer
• James Weldon Johnson author, educator
• Frances Langford singer
• A. J. McLean singer
• Butterfly McQueen actress
• Jim Morrison singer
• Sidney Poitier actor

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Major Businesses and Industries

• Aquaculture
• Beef
• Citrus
• Commercial Fishing
• Dairy
• Field Crop
• Fisheries
• Forest Industries

• Horticulture
• Seafood
• Sugar
• Trucking
• Turfgrass
• Vegetables

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Florida's Major Tourists Spots

• Disney world
• Fairchild Tropical Gardens
• Dinosaur world

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Entertainment Places
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Amazing Fact

• Florida, home to the Kennedy Space Center

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Reference

• www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/states/?
  statefl
• www.floridasmart.com/travel/attractions/historical
  .htm
• www.50states.com/florida.htm
• www.floridasmart.com/travel/attractions/historical
  .htm

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Fin