Mel Martinez (R) Florida is a state in the southeast United States, situated mostly on a large peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. Florida is a Spanish adjective meaning flowery. The peninsula was named by Juan Ponce de León, who landed on the coast on April 2, 1513, during Pascua Florida, a Spanish term for the Easter season. Pascua Florida Day, April 2, is a legal holiday in Florida.[1] Its U.S. Postal (and most common) abbreviation is FL, though t ...

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The climate of Florida is tempered somewhat by its proximity to water. Most of the state has a humid subtropical climate with the extreme tip of Florida and the Florida Keys bordering on a true tropical climate. However, Florida averages 300 days of full sunshine a year. The seasons in Florida often called "Hot and Hotter" are actually determined more by precipitation than by temperature with warm, relatively dry winters and autumns (the dry season) and hot, wet springs and especially the summers (the wet season). The Gulf Stream has a moder ...

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Bell is located at 29°45'16" North, 82°51'42" West (29.754443, -82.861712)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²). 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. ...

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Bristol is located at 30°25′37″N, 84°58′45″W (30.427063, -84.979099).GR1 In the Florida panhandle. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²). 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. ...

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Present-day Clearwater was originally the home of the Timucuan, Calusa and Apalachee tribes. Around 1835, the U.S. Army began construction of Fort Harrison as an outpost during the Seminole wars. The fort was located on a bluff overlooking Clearwater Harbor in an area known today as Harbor Oaks. University of South Florida archeologists excavated the site in 1977 after Alfred C. Wyllie discovered an underground ammunition bunk ...

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Archaeological finds indicate that Florida had been inhabited for many thousands of years prior to any European settlements. Of the many indigenous people, the largest tribes were the Ais (tribe), Calusa, Tequesta, Timucua and the Tocobago tribes. Juan Ponce de León, a Spanish navigator, named this new land in honor of his discovery of the land on April 2, 1513, during Pascua Florida, which is a Spanish term for the Easter season. From that date forward, the land became known as "La Florida." Over the following century, the Spanish and Fren ...

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Bell is a town located in Gilchrist County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 349. Bell Florida - Geography. Bell is located at 29°45'16" North, 82°51'42" West (29.754443, -82.861712)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²). 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. Bell Florida - Demographics. As of the censu ...

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Clearwater is a city located in central Pinellas County, Florida, nearly due west of Tampa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787, however, according to the 2004 U.S. Census Bureau's Estimates, the city's population fell slightly to 108,606. It is the county seat of Pinellas County.GR6 It is one of the three large cities that constitute the Tampa Bay Area region. Clearwater Florida - History. Present-day Clearwater was originally the home of the Timucu ...

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University of Florida State University System of Florida FAMU FAU FGCU FIU FSU NCF UCF UF UNF USF UWF The University of Florida is a public university located in Gainesville, Florida. It is the fourth-largest university in the United States, with over 48,000 students; it also has the eighth-largest b ...

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The word "Tampa" is an American Indian word used to refer to the area when the first European explorers arrived in Florida. Its meaning, if any, has been lost to the ages, though it is sometimes claimed to mean "sticks of fire" in the language of the Calusa, a Native American tribe. Other historians claim the name refers to "The place to gather sticks". "Sticks of fire" may also relate to the high concentration of lightning strikes that Tampa Bay receives every year during the hot and wet summer months. The name first appears in the "Memoir" ...

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Florida Constitution - The 1838 Florida Constitution. One of the requirements for a territory to become a State of the Union is that its constitution be approved by Congress. In order to fulfill that requirement, an Act was passed by the Territorial Council in 1838, approved by Governor Richard Keith Call, calling for the election of delegates in October of 1838 to a convention to be held at St. Joseph, West Florida. The delegates were to draft a constitution and bill of rights for the Territory of Florida. The C ...

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Jacksonville is the home of several companies, the most notable being: CSX Transportation Winn-Dixie (the parent of Save Rite) TNT Logistics Gate Petroleum Tiger Telematics (makers of the Gizmondo) Stein Mart See also: Famous businesses native to Jacksonville, Florida ...

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Jacksonville Florida - Public high schools. Jacksonville, along with the standard district schools, is home to two International Baccalaureate ("IB") schools. They are Stanton College Preparatory School and Paxon School for Advanced Studies. Jacksonville also has a notable magnet high school devoted to the performing and expressive arts, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. See also: List of high schools in Jacksonville < ...

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Some historians date Orlando's name to around 1836 when a soldier named Orlando Reeves allegedly died in the area, during the war against the Seminole Indian tribe. It seems, however, that Orlando Reeves (sometimes Rees) operated a sugar mill and plantation about 30 miles (50 km) to the north at Spring Garden in Volusia County, and pioneer settlers simply found his name carved into a tree and assumed it was a marker for a grave site. They thus referred to the area as "O ...

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see also History of Tampa The word "Tampa" is an American Indian word used to refer to the area when the first European explorers arrived in Florida. Its meaning, if any, has been lost to the ages, though it is sometimes claimed to mean "sticks of fire" in the language of the Calusa, a Native American tribe. Other historians claim the name refers to "The place to gather sticks". "Sticks of fire" may also relate to the high concentration of lightning strikes that Tampa Bay receives every year during the hot and wet summer months ...

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Orlando Florida - Air. Orlando is served primarily by Orlando International Airport, though nearby Orlando Sanford International Airport also serves the area. Orlando Executive Airport is used for charter flights and General Aviation. Orlando Florida - Roads. Its major freeway is Interstate 4, which crosses Florida's Turnpike southwest of Downtown Orlando. It is also served by the toll roads of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, particularly the East-Wes ...

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Public Education is handled by Orange County Public Schools. Some of the larger private schools include Trinity Preparatory School, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Bishop Moore High School, New School of Orlando, Orlando Christian Academy, and Forest Lake Academy. Orlando Florida - Area institutions of higher education. Barry University's law school Brevard Community College (in nearby Brevard County) DeVry University, Orlando campu ...

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Public education is handled by Orange County Public Schools. Some of the larger private schools include Trinity Preparatory School, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Bishop Moore High School, New School of Orlando, Orlando Christian Academy, and Forest Lake Academy. Orlando Florida - Area institutions of higher education. Asbury Theological Seminary, Orlando (Dunnam) Campus Barry University's law school Brevard Community College (in n ...

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Tampa Florida - Institutions of Higher Learning. Florida Metropolitan University (FMU) Hillsborough Community College has several campuses around the Tampa Bay area. University of South Florida (USF) is located in northern end of the city, near Busch Gardens and Temple Terrace. University of Tampa (UT) is a privately-funded institution located just west of downtown Tampa, near the Hillsborough River. UT is a preferred winter practice destination for northern r ...

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