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Cities in Florida
- Tampa, FloridaThe name Tampa first appeared in the memoirs of Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda, who spent 17 years as a captive of the Calusa people.
- Jacksonville, FloridaOn Black Hammock Island, a University of North Florida team uncovered pottery fragments dating to 2500 BCE. These artifacts represent some of the oldest…
- Orlando, FloridaOn the 9th of November 1838, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander C. W. Fanning led the 4th U.S. Artillery to establish Fort Gatlin just south of what is now…
- Miami Beach, FloridaIn 1870, Henry and Charles Lum purchased land on Miami Beach for 75 cents an acre. This uninhabited oceanfront became the site of the Biscayne House of…
- MiamiOn the 28th of July 1896, approximately 400 men gathered in a building to vote and officially incorporate Miami as a city.
- Boca Raton, FloridaAddison Mizner arrived in the area during 1925 with a vision to create the foremost resort city on the North American continent.
- Miami Gardens, FloridaThe city of Miami Gardens sits in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida. Its boundaries stretch from I-95 and Northeast 2nd Avenue on the east to…