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Six sites are in state parks and managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. [2] Also included is a site determined eligible for National Historic Landmark status, [3] and a list of historical sites in Florida managed by the U.S. National Park Service which also have national significance. [4]
The National Natural Landmarks (NNLs) in Florida include 18 of the almost 600 such landmarks in the United States. They cover areas of geological, biological and historical importance, and include springs, swamps, marshes and seashore. Several of the sites provide habitat for rare or endangered plant and animal species.
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 springs were the first tourist attraction in Florida. [3] In the 1860s, Samuel O. Howse bought the 242 acres [3] surrounding the headwaters of the Silver River.Several years after the American Civil War, the springs began to attract tourists from the North via steamboats up the Silver River. [4]
Bok Tower Gardens is a 250-acre (100 ha) contemplative garden and bird sanctuary located atop Iron Mountain, north of Lake Wales, Florida, United States, created by Edward Bok in the 1920s.
Los Angeles-area wildlife crossing over freeway expected to be ready in 2026. Then they explore a living, breathing rainforest, where birds soar above, as sloths and tamarins climb through the canopy.
Pieces of the ceiling fall at the Roosevelt Full Service Center on Tamarind Avenue in West Palm Beach. The school campus, formerly a historic high school for Black students, is slated for more ...
Crystal River State Archaeological Site is a 61-acre (250,000 m 2) Florida State Park located on the Crystal River and within the Crystal River Preserve State Park. The park is located two miles (3 km) northwest of the city of Crystal River , on Museum Point off U.S. 19 / 98 .