10 Fun Facts About The Sunshine State

8/4/2018

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1. Florida is the southeasternmost U.S. state, with the Atlantic on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other.

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2. It was admitted to the union on March 3, 1845.

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3. The state flower is the Orange blossom.

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4. The state bird is the Northern mockingbird.

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5. The State Capital is Tallahassee.

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6. In 1513, the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León landed near what is now the city of Saint Augustine and named the land Florida for the Spanish phrase for the Easter season, pascua florida (“feast of flowers”). The name is the oldest surviving European place-name in the U.S.

7. Florida has the longest coastline - 1,350 miles - in the contiguous United States.

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8. Florida is the largest producer of citrus fruits in the United States and second in the world.

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9. Young aviator Tony Jannus made history on January 1, 1914 when he flew the world's first scheduled passenger service airline flight from St. Petersburg's downtown yacht basin to Tampa.

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10. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is a cable-stayed concrete bridge which was opened in 1987. The bridge coasts through the clouds at 190 feet above water. and provides drivers an unobstructed view of the water during the 4.1 mile trip over Tampa Bay.

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