Florida Facts

"The Sunshine State" is Florida's official state nickname because of the many sunny days in Florida. It was adopted by the 1970 Legislature.

Florida actually means "full of flowers" named by explorer Ponce de Leon  because of all the flowers he saw when he landed here in 1513.  Florida's semi-tropical climate allows it to have year-round flowers and lush vegetation.

Want to learn more? Check out these web pages with links to tons of sites that contain Facts about Florida:

• Florida Information  Good information from Pasco County School District about Florida and Pasco County.
• The Florida State Flag
• Florida State Flag
• History of Florida Flags
• The Florida State Seal
• Florida Seal
• Florida's Capitol
• County/City name origins
• Florida Lighthouse Page
• Florida Heritage Education Program
• Florida Folklife in Education
• Florida's Energy & Environmental Alliance
• Florida Land Boundary Information System
• Seminole Tribe of Florida
• Water Resources of Florida
• General Characteristics of Florida
• Florida Quick Facts
• Fun Things to know about Florida  Lots of general facts about Florida
• Key to the City: Florida Facts & City Information Index
• Atlas of Florida
• Digital Florida  digital library of images, movies, and sounds about Florida and
  Floridians. Resources are intended to be used by educators and students.

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