The Apalachee is one group of native americans that lived in the Florida Panhandle. They were very good when it came to farming. Tallahassee is an Apalachee word that means "old fields" or "old town".

During the Civil War the Union used blockades around Florida. A blockade is an array of ships used to stop supplies from getting to or from a place. Some supplies were still able to get through by using small ships called blockade runners.

One popular citrus fruit is an orange. Many people all over the world get oranges and orange juice from Florida oranges. Having a lot of citrus helps Florida's economy.

Disney World is a theme park that helps bring tourists to Florida. A lot of people are needed to work there so many immigrants come too. It was created by a man named Walt Disney.

Henry Flagler helped to make a railroad called the East Coast Railroad from Miami to Key West. Henry Plant made a railroad that linked Jacksonville to Orlando and Tampa. After the Disston purchase, railroads in Florida had a boom.

The Everglades became a national park in 1947. It is the most famous park in Florida. You can find animals sutch as snakes, alligators and birds there.

The Florida Keys are a group of islands south of Miami. The Florida Keys are a popular place to go for vacation. They were found by Juan Ponce De Leon.

Gainesville is a city near the middle of Florida. It has a lot of schools including the University of Florida. Gainesville is the largest city in Alachua County, Florida.

Hotel Ponce de Leon was a hotel in St. Augustine.

It was built by Henry M. Flagler. In 1967 it was sold and became Flagler college.

Many immigrants have come to Florida. A lot have come from Cuba. Immigrants are people that move from one country to another country.

There are many jobs in Florida. For

example you could work at Disney

World. Jobs also bring immigrants to

Florida.

A land boom is a sudden increase in the demand and price of land. The land boom in Florida started after World War I. At this time many people had more money to spend on land.

The New Deal was a series of programs that helped Florida get out of the Great Depression. It helped people get jobs. It was led by Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Phosphate is a mineral. Phosphate can be used as fertilizer. Alburtus Vogt found phosphate inDunnellon, FL in 1889.

St. Augustine is a city in northeast Florida. St. Augustine has a fort called Castillo de San Marcos. St. Augustine is a tourist attraction.

A tourist boom is when all of a sudden thousands of people go to a place. For example, when Disney World opened, many people came to Florida to visit it. Tourist booms are good for the economy.

The Everglades is a famous wetland in Florida. A wetland is a land area that has a lot of water on its surface. There are less wetlands now in Florida than in 1890.

She is a famous Florida writer who worked for the WPA (Works Progress Administration). She wrote a book called "Mules and Men". She liked to write about folk tales.

Ybor City is acity near Tampa in Florida. It was named after Vincente Martinez Ybor. Years ago a lot of immigrants came to this city to live and work. It was close to railroads and a port.

This is a moth that is found in florida. It is also known as the Spanish Moth. The adult moth usually has a lot of colors. Spanish moth larvae can damage plants by eating them

There are two main types of vultures that live in Florida. They are the "Turkey" and the "Black" vultures. The Turkey vultures have reddish heads and the Black vultures have black heads. Both types lay eggs on the ground under some natural cover and not in nests.

Universal Studios is a tourist attraction in Orlando, FL. It opened in 1990 and it's most popular attraction is "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter". Over 5 million people visit Universal Studios every year.

Miami is a city in south Florida. In March, there is a festival there that is called the Calle Ocho. It is a celebration of the latino culture.

On the Florida Panhandle coast there are beaches with sparkling white sand. In the sand there are little pieces of quartz, which is a type of rock. Most of the quartz flows down rivers to the Gulf of Mexico from the Appalachian Mountains.

The Kennedy Space Center is located at Cape Canaveral in Florida. It opened on July 1, 1962. Columbia was the name of the first space shuttle that launched from there.

Osceola was a famous leader of the Seminole Indians. In 1837 he asked the U.S. soldiers for a truce at the fort in St. Augustine. They did not give him what he wanted and put him in jail.