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Interesting Florida Facts
The oldest European settlement in North American is Saint
Augustine. America’s launch pad for space flight is Cape
Canaveral. Miles of sand beaches - 1,200-Miles of coastline - 1,800-Number
of golf courses - more than 1,250.
Florida has more golf courses than any other state. Palm
Beach County has more golf courses than any other county
in the country. One of the most dived shipwrecks in the world is in
Benwood. The natural springs in Safety Harbor
has attracted attention worldwide for their curative powers. Ben Green
invented the first suntan cream in 1944 in
Miami Beach. In the United State, Key West had the highest average
temperature. Maimi had the first automated
bank teller machine made especially for rollerbladers. One of the two naturally
round lakes in the world is in DeFunaik Springs.
Florida was admitted to United States as a State on
March 3, 1845 (27th State) Governor - Charlie Crist Capital
Tallahassee-Nickname - Sunshine State State Flower - Orange Blossom-Number of
Counties
in Florida – 67
Form of Government - Governor and independent
cabinet consisting of Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer,
Commissioner of Agriculture Legislature - 120 House Districts, 40 Senate
Districts, 23 Congressional Districts.
Number of people who move to Florida each day - 1,000-Number
of major commercial airports – 19-Number of
international
airports – 12 Number of deepwater ports – 14-Miles of sand beaches - 1,200 Miles
of coastline - 1,800
Number
of golf courses - more than 1,250-Florida has more golf courses than any other
state Palm Beach County has
more golf courses than any other county in the country-Number of hotel
rooms in Florida - more than 370,000
Number of campgrounds - 700 (100,000
campsites)-Number of people who camp in Florida each year - 6 million
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