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County seats 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…
  • MiamiOn the 28th of July 1896, approximately 400 men gathered in a building to vote and officially incorporate Miami as a city.