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  2. List of city nicknames in Florida - Wikipedia

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    Horse Capital of the World (with Marion County) – the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association, obtained the trademark on behalf of Ocala and Marion County in the late 1990s. The title is disputed with Lexington, Kentucky, which also claims to be the "Horse Capital of the World." [49] [50] Ocoee – The Center of Good Living [51]

  3. List of U.S. state and territory nicknames - Wikipedia

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    Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.

  4. List of Florida state symbols - Wikipedia

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    Location of the state of Florida in the United States of America. The state of Florida has numerous symbols defined by state statutes. The majority of the symbols were chosen after 1950; only the two oldest symbols—the state flower (chosen in 1909), and the state bird (chosen in 1927), and the state nickname (chosen in 1970)—are not listed in the 2010 Florida Statutes. [1]

  5. Every state's nickname and where it comes from - AOL

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    Washington DC: Nation's Capital. While this straightforward nickname doesn't reveal much about D.C. other than distinguishing it as a capital city (as opposed to a state), there's an interesting ...

  6. List of capitals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Capital of the British province of British West Florida 1763–1783. 1783: Capital of the Spanish province of Florida Occidental 1783–1821. Tallahassee: 1824: Capital of the Florida Territory. 1845: Capital of the State of Florida. Georgia [44] Statehood in 1776: Fort de la Caroline: 1564: Capital of the French colony of La Caroline 1564 ...

  7. Tallahassee, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is an American public space-grant and sea-grant research university. Florida State is on a 1,391.54-acre (5.631 km2) campus in the state capital of Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is ...

  8. Florida - Wikipedia

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    Florida's nickname is the "Sunshine State", but severe weather is a common occurrence in the state. Central Florida is known as the lightning capital of the United States, as it experiences more lightning strikes than anywhere else in the country. [93]

  9. Georgia-Florida nickname: Why rivalry is no longer 'World's ...

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