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t. e. The Indigenous peoples of Florida lived in what is now known as Florida for more than 12,000 years before the time of first contact with Europeans. However, the indigenous Floridians living east of the Apalachicola River had largely died out by the early 18th century.
Born in Orlando [ 4 ] Tom Byrd (1960–) Television actor (NBC 's Boone) Born in Philippine Islands; raised in Florida [citation needed] Maria Canals-Barrera (1966–) Film and television actress. Born in Miami [citation needed] Diana Canova (1953–) Actress.
Windover Archeological Site. The Windover Archeological Site is a Middle Archaic (8,000 to 1,000 BC) archaeological site and National Historic Landmark in Brevard County near Titusville, Florida, United States on the central east coast of the state. Windover is a muck pond where skeletal remains of 168 individuals were found buried in the peat ...
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As of 2005, 74.54 percent of Florida residents age 5 and older spoke English at home as a first language, while 18.65 percent spoke Spanish, and 1.73 percent of the population spoke French Creole (predominantly Haitian Creole). French was spoken by 0.63 percent, followed by German at 0.45 percent, and Portuguese at 0.44 percent of all residents.
By 1860, Florida had 140,424 people, of whom 44% were enslaved and fewer than 1,000 were free people of color. [ 54 ] : 157 Florida also had one of the highest per capita murder rates prior to the Civil War, thanks to a weakened central government, the institution of slavery, and a troubled political history.
E. Roger Mitchell (born 1971), actor. María Antonieta de las Nieves (born 1949), actress known for El Chavo del Ocho (currently lives in Miami) Vivian Nixon (born 1984), actress and dancer. Danny Pino (born 1974), actor in Cold Case, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Dear Evan Hansen.
The Ais or Ays were a Native American people of eastern Florida. Their territory included coastal areas and islands from approximately Cape Canaveral to the Indian River. [ 1 ] The Ais chiefdom consisted of a number of towns, each led by a chief who was subordinate to the paramount chief of Ais; the Indian River was known as the "River of Ais ...