FLORIDA

W E L C O M E T O F LO R I D A

Nickname: The

Sunshine State

State Bird:TheNorthern

MockingBird

State Motto

:

In God W

e

Trust

Florida

History

Statehood:

March

3, 1845

Origin:A Spanish

explorer, Ponce de Leon,

discovered

Florida in 1513.

Ratified:March3,1845 Florida got it'

s name from

Ponce de Leon because when

he got to Florida, he saw all o

f

the sun-flowers so he named it

La Florida (which if s

unflower is

Spanish).

FLORIDA SYMBOLS

• Florida's Seal:State Bird:

Northern Mocking

Bird

State Fish:

Large Mouth

Bass

State Gem:

Moonstone

State

Beve

rage:

Orange Ju

ice

State Shell:Horse Conch

State Mammal:

Florida Panther

State Stone:Agitized Coral

FactsNeighbors:

Georgia

Alabama

Gulf of

Mexico

and

The Atlantic

Ocean

Natural Resources:SugarOrangesBeefSeafoodandNaturalSpringWater

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PonceDe Leon

Ponce de Leon

discovered Florida

and gave it it's name.

He discovered Florida

in April 2, 1513

He gave it it's name

by seeing all the

flowers and in

Spanish flower is La

Florida

Famous People

From Florida

Norman

Reedus: Pittbull:

Ha Ha Clinton Dix:

Ray Lewis:

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Studios

Everglad

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Space

Center

Lego

Land

Sports

Teams

Florida State Seminoles,

Florida Gators,

Southern Florida Bulls,

Central Florida

Knights,Miami

Dolphins,Tampa Bay

Buccaneers,and the

Jacksonville Jaguars

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