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Incorporated in 1844 along the Blackwater River, Milton (pop. 7,045) is the official Canoe Capital of Florida.

first appeared: 9/14/2003

The 1905 Columbia Restaurant in Tampa’s Ybor City is the state’s oldest Spanish restaurant and the nation’s largest with 11 dining rooms and seating for 1,600.

first appeared: 9/7/2003

Strawberry shortcake is always in season in Plant City (pop. 29,915), the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World. Three-fourths of the nation’s winter strawberries are grown on 6,000 acres there.

first appeared: 8/31/2003

In 1943, aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran became the first director of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program. Cochran spent her early years in foster care in Pensacola.

first appeared: 8/24/2003

Ninety-five paintings by Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali are housed at the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg.

first appeared: 8/17/2003

Enabling Technologies in Jensen Beach (pop. 11,100) is the world’s leading manufacturer of equipment for printing material in Braille.

first appeared: 8/10/2003

More than 5,000 butterflies flutter at Butterfly World in Coconut Creek (pop. 43,566), the world’s largest butterfly park.

first appeared: 8/3/2003

From 1868 to 1900, the state flag depicted the seal in a sea of white. A red cross was added because it resembled a flag of surrender.

first appeared: 7/27/2003

Opened in 1936, Cypress Gardens of Winter Haven (pop. 26,487) was Florida’s oldest theme park until its closing last April.

first appeared: 7/20/2003

Boca Raton is derived from the Spanish phrase, boca de ratones, meaning rat’s mouth, a description seamen used to describe the dangerous rocks shielding the bay.

first appeared: 7/13/2003

In the 1800s, Paul Kroegel of Sebastian (pop. 16,181) fought plume hunters to prevent the slaughter of birds at Pelican Island. His work led to the National Wildlife Refuge System in 1903 and he became America’s first national wildlife warden.

first appeared: 7/6/2003

Destin (pop. 11,119), the “Billfish Capital of the World,” has the closest access to deep water on the Gulf of Mexico, and 140 charter boats to take you there.

first appeared: 6/29/2003

It takes 24 miles of twine to weave one shrimp net at Burbank Trawl Makers/Standard Marine in Fernandina Beach (pop. 10,549), the world’s largest producer of handmade shrimp nets.

first appeared: 6/22/2003

In the 1800s, dense oak trees were so valued for shipbuilding that President John Quincy Adams put them under federal protection at Naval Live Oaks tree farm near Gulf Breeze (pop. 5,668).

first appeared: 6/15/2003

Guido Galletti sculpted an underwater shrine, the Christ of the Deep statue, which sits on the ocean floor in about 15 feet of water near Key Largo (pop. 11, 886).

first appeared: 6/8/2003

Wild chickens have roamed the streets in Key West (pop. 25,478) for 175 years, where The Chicken Store takes in injured and down-on-their-luck cluckers.

first appeared: 6/1/2003

The Citrus Museum in Eustis (pop. 15,106) showcases labels, posters, and fruit-measuring tools from the state’s citrus industry.

first appeared: 5/25/2003

Injured manatees or sea cows find refuge at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park in Homosassa Springs (pop. 12,458).

first appeared: 5/18/2003

In the 1870s, shipwrecked sailors found shelter at U.S. Life-Saving Service stations. Gilbert’s Bar House of Refuge in Stuart (pop. 14,633) is the lone survivor on the Florida coast.

first appeared: 5/11/2003

Dr. Robert Cade created Gatorade in 1965 at the University of Florida at Gainesville to keep the Gators’ football team hydrated in swamp-like heat. A similar drink was swigged by the Nebraska Huskers, but was never marketed.

first appeared: 5/4/2003

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