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| The Sunshine State | | Florida |
Official nickname.
| Florida | | Tallahassee |
| Everglades National Park | | Florida |
Founded in 1947, encompasses 2,357 mi².
| Florida State | | Seminoles |
Tallahassee, Florida
| Straits of Florida | | Atlantic Ocean |
| Florida | | Orange Blossom |
| Key Lime Pie | | Florida |
| Our Florida | | Florida A & M University |
| Florida | | A Spanish Galleon, a Space Shuttle, and a Pair of Sabal Palm Trees |
Joined union in 1845, quarter released in 2004
| The United States Bought Florida from England | | False |
They Bought it from Spain in 1819
| Florida Orange Juice | | "It's Not Just for Breakfast Anymore." |
| University of Florida | | Albert E. & Alberta Gator |
A live gator used to be mascot
| Bikini State | | Florida |
| Palm Beach | | Florida |
| Pensacola-Tallahassee | | Florida |
| St. Augustine | | Florida |
| St. Petersburg | | Florida |
| Unmarried Couples Cannot Live Together in the Same Residence in Florida | | True |
Lewd and lascivious behavior.
| Daytona International Speedway | | Daytona Beach, Florida |
2.500-mile oval
| Florida Striped Bark Scorpion | | The U.S.A. |
Centruroides hentzi
| Everglades State | | Florida |
Unofficial nickname. At one time, in the 1860s, Florida was known as The Peninsula State, for obvious reasons. Later in the 19th century, it also became known as The Everglades State. The everglades are a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for their wildlife.
| Diana Nyad | | Person to Swim from the Bahamas to Florida |
1979
| Florida Peninsula | | The U.S.A. |
| Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee | | Florida |
Focuses primarily on wetland habitat restoration
| Ten Thousand Islands | | Florida |
Protects mangrove habitats along the southwest coast
| Crocodile Lake | | Florida |
Protects critical habitat for the endangered American crocodile
| Pelican Island | | Florida |
Established in 1903 as the first national wildlife refuge in the U. S.
| Florida Violet | | Viola |
| Florida Plain | | Gulf of Mexico |