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Viva Florida: a commemoration 500 years in the making.
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our state's heritage from our earliest pioneers to our latest
visitors.
Viva Florida: a commemoration 500 years in the making.
Explore
our state's heritage from our earliest pioneers to our latest
visitors.
Bradenton, FL
It was near present-day Bradenton that Spanish conquistador Hernando De Soto began a four-year expedition that ultimately opened new areas of North America to European exploration. On this Bradenton e Read More »
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Bakers across Tampa Bay work in the pre-dawn light while we sleep, ensuring we wake up to warm bread, fresh muffins and crispy cookies. In an area as diverse as the cities surrounding Tampa Bay, visi Read More »
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In the years before the Civil War, American slaves fleeing bondage in the South didn’t always head northward. Sometimes, the closest path to freedom led them deeper into the South and into Spanish Flo Read More »
This historical area where the St. John’s River meets the Atlantic Ocean is the perfect place to admire some of Florida’s richest history. On these 46,000 acres, French immigrants staked a claim in Read More »
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If you’ve been to Tallahassee to watch a football game, attend class, explore the capital building, or visit the Museum of Florida History… next time, make it your mission to visit Mission San Luis. I Read More »
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Palm Coast – When Flagler County purchased an old waterfront fish camp 20-plus years ago, it had big plans for the site. The eyesore property, with its dilapidated trailers, primitive plumbing and ele Read More »
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Port St. Joe – A small town with a big heart. The proud residents of Port St. Joe are fond of that municipal nickname, and it's hard to dispute its accuracy. Founded on a spot of profound natural be Read More »
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Every few weeks, sometimes as often as a couple of times a month, a visitor to Jacksonville's Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve approaches a park employee with this tantalizing promise: I kno Read More »
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Clewiston – During World War II, in an unlikely clearing between the Everglades and fields of sugar cane, two allies came together in a mutual struggle to defend the free world. It was 1941. Winston Read More »
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Some of South Florida's premier chefs are taking traditional Latin food to a new level by combining old customs with new ingredients. Chef Douglas Rodriguez is redefining Cuban Cuisine while Chef Jua Read More »
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Miami has become the center of the Spanish TV world and the telenovela rules the air! Read More »
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Among the first to explore the beaches and tropical wilderness of Fort Myers were Native American cultures that depended heavily upon marine life from the Gulf of Mexico. The next group of explorers, Read More »
A. Phillip Randolph 1889-1979 Born in Crescent City, Randolph was one of the nation’s foremost spokesmen for black labor. In 1925, he organized and served as the first president of the all-black Inter Read More »
Alexander Ramsey Nininger Jr. 1918-1942 Sandy Nininger earned, posthumously, the first Medal of Honor awarded to an American serviceman in World War II. Born in Atlanta in 1918, Nininger graduated fro Read More »
David Levy Yulee 1810-1886 The first Jewish member of the United States Senate, David Levy Yulee was a major political and economic figure in mid-nineteenth century Florida. Born David Levy in the Vir Read More »
Achille Murat; Charles Louis Napoléon Achille, 2nd Prince Murat 1801-1847 Charles Louis Napoléon Achille, 2nd Prince Murat (Hereditary Prince of Cleve Berg, 1806, and Crown Prince of Naples, 1808-15) Read More »
Abiaka (Arpeika, Sam Jones) Ca. 1765-1870 Although little is known about Seminole medicine man Abiaka, the Seminole Tribe says he may have been more important to Seminole resistance than Osceola. Abia Read More »
Estevanico Ca. 1500-1539 Originally a black native of Azamor, Morocco, Estevanico endured a transformation when his cultural and social status changed drastically. After his baptism, he was given the Read More »
