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A Brief History of Miami – Part 2 The 20th Century and beyond. Despite many setbacks, which included the yellow fever epidemic in 1896, Miami continued to grow, and in 1906 the State of Florida embarked on an ambitious programme to... A Brief History of Miami - Part 1
A Brief History of Miami – Part 1 – The Early DaysThe word ‘Miami’ comes from the Seminole Indian for ‘big water’ and probably refers to the Miami River. The city is a melting pot of cultures, and a vibrant and colourful place to visit. Half... FORT GEORGE ISLAND
Fort George Island State Park is situated where the Nassau River and St John River meet in the drainage basin. It is the last in a long chain of islands and is located 16 miles east of JacksonvillePeople have lived on Fort George Island for... FORT COOPER
Fort Cooper is situated in Old Floral City, 2 miles south of Inverness. It has 710 acres that blends a historical site with a beautiful lake and natural trails. I would say that it is reasonably disabled friendly with some good walkways.... FORT CLINCH
Fort Clich State Park is situated on Atlantic Avenue. Fernandina Beach on Floridas north east (Atlantic)coast. Way back in 1861, it was home to the confederate army but in 1862 the federal troops siezed it on the orders of Robert E Lee.... FOREST CAPITAL MUSEUM
Forest Capital Museum State Park is in Perry, North Florida. It is on the U. S. Highway 19 south(just beyond the city limits)This is a slice of the old Florida and how people lived over a century ago. The museum centres on the importance of... FAVER DYKES
Faver Dykes State park is situated on Faver Dykes Rd just south of St Augustine on Floridas North Atlantic Coast. This park now covers 1600 acres since the State Parks dep acquired an extra 226 acres in 2004. Faver Dykes was once the... FANNING SPRINGS
Fanning Springs State Park is on the U. S. Highway 19/18 right on the Suwannee River. The popular song "Old Folks At Home" was written about this area. Fort Fanning was created in 1838; it was built of wood so not much of it has survived.... FALLING WATERS
Falling Waters State Park is situated off the S. R. 77. 3 miles south of ChipleyThe waterfall at this park powered a mill during the Civil War. When the war had ended the mill fell into disuse and some lumber fell into it. You can see some... FAKAHATCHEE STRAND PRESERVE
Fakahatchee Strand State Park is located at Copeland in Janes Memorial Scenic Drive, which is on the S. R. 29 in Floridas glorious south west. It is a linear swamp forest that measures 20 miles by 5 miles and is specially noted for the bald... ESTERO BAY
Estero Bay Preserve Stae Prak is situated twixt Naples and Fort Myers on Florida south west gulf coast It has a chain of barrier islands to its west side including Long Key. This park has 10, 000 acres and is still growing. It was rescued... EGMONT KEY
Egmont Key State Park is located in Tampa Bay, south west of De Soto beach. The main atraction here at this park is the working lighthouse that was built as a result of the many ships that were wrecked on the sand banks around the... EDWARD BALL WAKULLA STATE PARK
The Edward Ball Wakulla State Park is located on s. r. 267 where it meets s. r. 61 almost one and a half miles south of Tallahassee. This is one of those glorious state parks with so many different features that you do not know where to... EDEN GARDENS
Eden Gardens State Prk is locted in Santa Rosa Beach in Point Washington in Floridas pan handle. It is just off u. s. 98 on C. R 395. This is one of those lovely State Parks where there is a house as well as lovely grounds to visitand it... ECONOFINA RIVER
Econofina River State Park is situated in Taylor County, south of the U. S. 98 at the bottom of C. R 98. The river ends at the Gulf Coast approximately 2 miles south of this park. This unspoilt place is a haven for fisherman, fresh water or... DUNNS CREEK
Dunns Creek is situated in Pomona Park on the St John River, on the U. S. 17. south, 4 miles from Satsuma and about 15 miles from Palatta. This area has been the site for farming, logging and turpentine in the twentith century and also in... SAN PEDRO
San Pedro under water Archaeological State Park is situated in Ismamorada on Floridas Atlantic CoastFrom the nineteen eighties Florida has been making big efforts to expand it's under water parks and these that have ship wrecks provide an... ST GEORGES ISLAND
St Georges Island State Park is situated on Gulf Beach Drive near Appalachicola. It is 10 miles south east of east point, off the u. s 98There are near deserted beaches and dunes and forests and ponds here to enjoy. You can even find oysters... DUDLEY FARM HISTORICAL STATE PARK
Dudley Farm Historic State Park is situated between Newberry and GainsevilleIf you go back far enough this land was just wire grass and pine trees. A gentleman called P. H. Dudley started farming here before the American Civil War. The... DON PEDRO ISLAND
Don Pedro island is situated in Boca Grande on Floridas south west (Gulf) coast in Charlotte County. This is mid way between Fort Myers and Sarasota. The joy of this little gem is that it is only accesible by boat or ferry. Ferries run only... 20 articles found
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