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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. [1] They left behind artifacts and archeological remains. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records.
March 30: Florida Territory is organized combining East Florida and West Florida. April 17: Florida's first civilian governor, William Pope Duval takes office. August 12: Jackson and Duval County, Florida's first two counties are formed. 1824: Florida's first true lighthouse built in St. Augustine.
The Floridas (Spanish: Las Floridas) was a region of the southeastern United States comprising the historical colonies of East Florida and West Florida. They were created when England obtained Florida in 1763 (see British Florida), and found it so awkward in geography that she split it in two. The borders of East and West Florida varied.
The Florida Historical Quarterly. 70 (4): 451– 474. ISSN 0015-4113. JSTOR 30148124. Hann, John H. (1996). A History of Timucua Indians and Missions. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida. ISBN 0-8130-1424-7. Hann, John H. (2003). Indians of Central and South Florida: 1513–1763. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida.
Other legal holidays in Florida include Susan B. Anthony’s birthday, Good Friday, Pascua Florida Day (which marks the discovery of Florida in 1513) and Flag Day.
Florida (/ ˈ f l ɒr ɪ d ə / ⓘ FLORR-ih-də; Spanish: [floˈɾiða]) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south.
Fort Caroline was an attempted French colonial settlement in Florida, located on the banks of the St. Johns River in present-day Duval County.It was established under the leadership of René Goulaine de Laudonnière on 22 June 1564, following King Charles IX's enlisting of Jean Ribault and his Huguenot settlers to stake a claim in French Florida ahead of Spain.
History tour takes participants to sites of racial violence in Florida’s past. ... a two-day excursion where students and families travel to the locations of Florida’s most horrific sites of ...