STATE FLAG
State Capital:
Tallahassee
State Seal:
Nickname: The
Sunshine State
State Tree:
Sable Palm
State's Song:
Suwannee River
State Motto:
In God we trust
State Flower:
Orange Blossom
State Shell:
Horse Conch
State Bird:
Mockingbird
State Gem : Moon
Stone
State Animal: Florida
Panther
State Mammal: Florida
Manatee
Freshwater Fish: Large
Mouth Bass
Saltwater Fish: Atlantic
Sailfish
Discovered April 2nd 1513 by Spanish Explorer Ponce De Leon
First permanent European settlement:
St. Augustine 1565
Became U.S. Possession:
1821
Became A State: 1846
,it was the 25th state admitted to the union
Geography
Land area flooded encompasses 54,136 square miles of in land water
area for total area of 58,560 square miles
Florida is:
The nation's 23rd largest State in total area
Coastal Area
:Florida has the largest tidal coastline in the continuous U.S. with
8462 miles
Florida Contains
more than 30,000 lakes within its boundary which range from very small
to the nation's fourth-largest natural lake Lake Okeechobee |
