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Green Cross of Florida flag, also used as flag of Poyais.. The Republic of the Floridas, also called Republic of Floridas, was a short-lived attempt, from June to December 1817, to establish an independent Florida (the plural "Floridas" refers to the separate provinces of East Florida and West Florida, then Spanish territory).
The field work and scholarship of archeologists and historians in the last forty years has advanced understanding of the area's Native American history after European contact. The human occupation of present-day Old Town began around three thousand years ago, and some of the most colorful episodes of Florida history occurred here.
MacGregor raised a flag showing a green cross on a white field—the "Green Cross of Florida"—and issued a proclamation on 30 June urging the island's inhabitants to return and support him. This was largely ignored, as was a second proclamation in which MacGregor congratulated his men on their victory and exhorted them to "free the whole of ...
English: Digital rendition of the Green Cross flag raised by Gregor MacGregor on Amelia Island, Florida in 1817, and later used as the supposed flag of Poyais in the 1820s. Date 1 June 2007 (original upload date)
The following are approximate tallies of current listings in Florida on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 20, 2018 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places website. [3]
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.
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Florida's only antebellum property restored as a Confederate shrine: a plantation house and grounds built 1844–57, managed (and altered) 1925–49 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Also known as Gamble Plantation Historic State Park. [7] 4: Braden Castle Park Historic District: Braden Castle Park Historic District