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99 unusual facts about Florida


1986 Lipton International Players Championships

Both the men's and the women's events took place in Boca West, Florida from February 10 through February 24, 1986.

2010 NLL season

On August 10, 2009 it was announced that after three seasons in New York, the Titans franchise will be relocating to Orlando, Florida, where they will become the Orlando Titans.

A Light in the Attic

This led the book to be banned by the Fruitland Park Elementary School in Lake County, Florida.

Akerman LLP

Some early clients of the firm included Orange County, Florida, the Gentile Brothers Company, A. Duda & Sons, and the Dr. P. Phillips Company.

Al Burt

He lived for many years in the picturesque historic town of Melrose, Florida, until declining health dictated a move to the larger city of Jacksonville not long before his death.

Alvah Chapman, Jr.

He was involved in an effort to rebuild portions of Homestead, Florida and Southern Miami-Dade County that had been severely damaged during 1992's Hurricane Andrew and was part of a $2 billion Downtown Miami renewal project.

Barbara Bostock

Barbara Bostock (born December 19, 1935 in Palm Beach, Florida) is a retired American actress.

Barefoot Bay, Florida

It is located entirely within the unincorporated community of Micco on the Indian River Lagoon.

Barend du Plessis

He also ran as the NP candidate in Florida in the same year and snatched the seat from the United Party.

Battle of Bloody Marsh

In the ensuing months, Oglethorpe considered counter-attacks against Florida, but circumstances were not favourable.

Battle of Moore's Mill

The Missouri State Militia commanders and Union Volunteers began to converge on Joseph C. Porter’s recruiters and associated guerrillas, fighting small action at Vassar Hill on July 19, Florida on July 22, and Santa Fe on July 24.

Blue Rock Partners

Holdings include 6,400 units in the Tampa Bay area and Orlando, including approximately 2,300 units in Brandon, Florida.

Caladium

Every July(the last week-end), a festival is held in Lake Placid, Florida, home to a majority of the world's caladium fields.

Call Field

In the winter of 1912-1913, he and Lieutenant E. L. Ellington were sent to Palm Beach, Florida, in charge of the Signal Corps Aviation Station.

Callbox

U.S. highways with callboxes include most of the major highways in California, Florida's Turnpike and Interstate 185 in Georgia.

Carl Barger

Additionally, the Marlins designated the practice areas and fields next to Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida, as the Carl F. Barger Baseball Complex.

Church of God by Faith

In 1922 an assembly was held in Alachua, Florida, a charter was drafted, and the name Church of God By Faith, Inc. officially adopted.

Dick Briefer

At the time of his death, Briefer was living in the Hollywood / Pembroke Pines area of Broward County, Florida.

Dr. R. Moton High School

R. Moton High School was a segregated high school for black students in Brooksville, Florida, United States.

Drew Bundini Brown

Brown, who was born in Midway, Florida, and raised in nearby Sanford, Florida, dropped out of junior high school after the eighth grade.

Duplin County, North Carolina

He migrated to Leon County, Florida, with other North Carolinians in the 1830s-1840s and established a successful cotton plantation called Miccosukee Plantation.

Economy of the Bahamas

Merchants in southern Florida have found it profitable to advertise in Bahamian publications.

Edward Swann

Swann was buried at the St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery in Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida.

Elizabeth Gregg Patterson

In 1983, Patterson suffered a debilitating stroke and soon after, her son, J. David Patterson, relocated Elizabeth to Key West, Florida, where he and his wife owned a sportfishing charter business.

Enhanced Avionics System

On October 2008, Dassault announced the launch of EASy phase II program at the annual NBAA meeting in Orlando.

Florida Keys Council of the Arts

Projects currently underway include the Freeman Justice Center in Key West; Fire Stations in Key Largo, Big Pine and Conch Key; the Key West International Airport and the Murray Nelson Government Building in Key Largo.

Florida State Road 407

Within the SR 528/SR 407/I-95 triangle is a swampland containing the southern unit of St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge, a popular resting area for migrating birds (the northern unit is two miles (3 km) to the north, adjacent to I-95 and SR 50), and just to the west of the triangle is Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area, which extends from SR 50 southward to just south of SR 520 in nearby Orange County.

Florida State Road 590

Along Northeast Coachman Road, SR 590 runs northeast as it intersects another major county road known as CR 501 (Belcher Road), which runs from Gulfport to Tarpon Springs.

Florida State Road 814

Afterward, SR 816 borders the former CDP of Ramblewood East.

Florida, Missouri

Brigadier General Thomas A. Harris of the pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard had established his headquarters at Florida in June, and by early July he had nearly five hundred troops in the immediate vicinity under his command.

Freemanville, Alabama

For the black settlement in Florida see Freemanville, Florida

Fuller Warren

During his term, Warren set the foundations for the state's turnpike system, began the Florida reforestation program, instituted quality control programs on Florida's citrus crops, and signed a law that forbade cattle from wandering freely (as they damaged crops).

Garfield Devoe Rogers Sr.

was an entrepreneur, community leader and philanthropist in Tampa and Brandon, Florida, Florida.

Gerardo Pelusso

Gerardo Cono Pelusso Boyrie (born February 25, 1954 in Florida), is a Uruguayan football manager.

GP16

The first GP16 emerged from SCL's Uceta (Tampa) shop in June 1979 while the last was placed into service during November 1982.

Granville Roland Fortescue

Afterwards, she returned to a quiet life with her husband as they moved seasonally between family homes on Long Island and in Palm Beach.

Harold Trowbridge Pulsifer

Harold Trowbridge Pulsifer (born November 18, 1886 Manchester, Connecticut - 1948 Sarasota, Florida) was an American poet and magazine editor.

Hazelle P. Rogers

When incumbent State Representative Matthew Meadows, was unable to seek re-election in 2008 due to term limits, she ran to succeed him in the 94th District, which ran from Broward Estates to North Lauderdale in Broward County.

Henry James Thomas

Henry “Hank” James Thomas was born on August 29, 1941 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Hey Monday discography

This following is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Hey Monday, a four-piece American pop punk band, formed in 2008 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Howard Thurman House

The Howard Thurman House is the historic home of Howard Thurman in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States.

INgage Networks

INgage Networks is a privately funded company headquartered in North Naples, Florida.

Jacob Summerlin

He used his wealth to purchase large tracts of land sprawling from Fort Meade to Fort Myers.

James A. Drake

Drake and his wife, Magali (Garriga) Drake, reside in Viera, Florida.

James Horgan

James J. Horgan, PhD was a history professor at St. Leo College in San Antonio, Florida for 35 years, a historical society president, a Florida Historical Society board member, a prolific author and an NAACP chapter founder.

Janet Cruz

Janet Cruz (born July 7, 1956) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 62nd District, which includes northwestern Hillsborough County, namely Town 'n' Country, since 2012.

Jeep Wrangler

As of May 17, 2013, Chrysler Group's Toledo (Ohio) Assembly Complex produced its one-millionth JK model, a 2013 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 10th Anniversary Edition, to be delivered to a customer in Sarasota, Florida.

Jeff Faine

Faine is a 1999 graduate of Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida.

John Anderson Lodge

The John Anderson Lodge is an historic site in Ormond Beach, Florida, United States, built for Ormond Beach promoter John Anderson (1853–1911).

John Tiedtke

He is noted for championing and supporting various fine arts programs in Central Florida including the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park and the Enzian Theater.

Jordi Vilasuso

Vilasuso and Riley were married on August 25, 2012 in Islamorada, Florida.

Joseph A. Boyd, Jr.

He served as chairman of the commission and vice mayor of Dade County.

Joseph Bowne Elwell

Elwell ultimately became wealthy enough to own property in Palm Beach, 20 horses, 5 cars, and a yacht.

Joseph Urban

Most of Urban's architectural work in the United States has been demolished, with the exceptions of Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida and The New School and the base of The Hearst Tower in New York City.

Juan Ferreri

Juan Francisco Ferreri Samuel (born 30 July 1970 in Florida) commonly known as Juan Ferreri, is a former Uruguayan footballer who used to play as a midfielder and now is assistant coach of Jorge Giordano in Racing.

Keith Notary

Keith Ireland Notary (born January 22, 1960 in Merritt Island, Florida) is a former American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.

Larry Nixon

Lawrence "Larry" Nixon (born September 3, 1950 - Bee Branch, Arkansas) is a professional fisherman whose career started at the 1977 Florida Invitational in Welaka, Florida.

Lippincott Mansion

The Lippincott Mansion (also known as the Melrose Hall) is a historic site in Ormond Beach, Florida, United States.

Lucien Lagrange Architects

The firm has been selected as architects of the St. Regis Resort & Residences, Bal Harbour in Bal Harbour, Florida for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.

Maikon Bonani

When 11 years old, he moved from Brazil to the U.S. and lived in Lake Wales, in Polk County, Florida.

Marine current power

A 2006 report from United States Department of the Interior estimates that capturing just 1/1,000th of the available energy from the Gulf Stream, which has 21,000 times more energy than Niagara Falls in a flow of water that is 50 times the total flow of all the world’s freshwater rivers, would supply Florida with 35% of its electrical needs.

Marvis Martin

Martin was born in Tallahassee, Florida but grew up in Miami, and was singing professionally by the age of five.

Mary Hartline

The Donohues were yachting enthusiasts and fixtures of the "old money" set in Palm Beach and Southampton, where Mary remained for many years.

Mod Mobilian

In 2012, it was the official interview crew for Deluna Fest in Pensacola, Florida.

Nebahat Çehre

She also represented Turkey in the Miss Universe 1965 beauty pageant which took place on 24 July 1965 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

Nova Southeastern Sharks men's basketball

The NSU Sharks Men's Basketball team represents Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida.

Old Hernando Elementary School

The Old Hernando Elementary School (also known as the Lakeview School) is a historic site in Hernando, Florida, United States.

Orlando International Airport

The community of The Villages in Sumter, Lake, and Marion has shuttles operating between the community and Orlando International Airport.

Paul Lapinski

Lapinski is married, father of 1 (stepfather of 7), and resides in Fleming Island, FL.

He hails from Orange Park, Florida and began a professional career in audio as the Chief Engineer at HOLE OF THE PIGEON STUDIOS in 1996.

Paul Reinman

Reinman's sister Alice and her husband Alex Leopold moved to Boca Raton, Florida, in Palm Beach County, and Reinman, following the death of wife Dora in 1967 and his leaving comics in the mid-1970s, settled nearby with his second wife, Celia.

Peter P. McCann

Peter P. McCann, of University Park, Florida, is a philatelist who has supported the hobby of philately on a national scale.

Randy Wayne White

A resident of Southwest Florida since 1972, he currently lives on Pine Island, Florida, where he is active in South Florida civic affairs and with the restaurant Doc Ford's Sanibel Rum Bar & Grill on nearby Sanibel Island.

Richard A Neubauer

Neubauer obtained a hyperbaric oxygen chamber in the early 1970s, and established and directed the Ocean Hyperbaric Neurologic Center in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida.

Richard R. Behn

The Aircraft Operations Center, located in Tampa, Florida, on MacDill Air Force Base, oversees NOAA’s fixed-wing aircraft, including the renowned NOAA “hurricane hunters.”

Robert R. Merhige, Jr.

One of Merhige's orders in that case was overturned on appeal on June 6, 1972, but not before influencing that year's presidential primary in Miami Beach, Florida.

Rosie the Elephant

They worked to clear and protect land for development by building the Venetian Islands, a series of artificial islands in north Biscayne Bay.

Scientology holidays

Celebrates the opening of the Flag Land Base in Clearwater, Florida in 1975.

SENSOR-Pesticides

In February 2005, three infants were born with birth defects to migrant farmworkers within eight weeks of each other in Collier County, Florida.

Sergei Raad

He moved to the United States in 1995 after his Russian club team came to Orlando, Florida to play in a tournament; he was sponsored by a local family and obtained a student visa so he could learn English, and eventually took on the surname of his adoptive family, Raad.

Sisco, Florida

During the 1920s, there was a steamboat stop along Dunn's Creek that provided wood and water to the ships loaded with citrus and it was used also as a post office for the towns of Pomona and Cisco.

Suzuki Boulevard C50

Prior to 2005, this bike model was named the Volusia (for Volusia County, Florida) where it was unveiled at the 2001 Daytona Bike Week.

The Edwardians

Through her own novel Orlando, the protagonist of which is wholly based on Vita, she inspired her to write a novel about Knole House and her childhood experiences there herself.

The Rise of David Levinsky

The musical was performed again by the New Vista Theatre Company in Boynton Beach, Florida, in March 2007.

Tony McDaniel

On Saturday, February 6, 2010 McDaniel was arrested on the charge of domestic battery against his girlfriend which allegedly occurred in the driveway of his Broward County Florida residence.

Torbert

The original tree was grown from a seed planted on the property of Tommy Torbert in Goulds, Florida during the 1940s.

Tyrone McKenzie

McKenzie attended Riverview High School where he was a first-team All-Hillsborough County selection by the Tampa Tribune and second-team all-county pick by the St. Petersburg Times as a running back.

Unsung Zeros

Unsung Zeros was a rock band that formed in 1998 in Orlando, Florida USA.

Walking catfish

Additional introductions in Florida, supposedly purposeful releases, were made by fish farmers in the Tampa Bay area, Hillsborough County in late 1967 or early 1968, after the state banned the importation and possession of walking catfish.

WALQ

In October 1999, Hughey Communications, Inc., made a deal to sell the station to Progressive United Communications, Inc., of Heathrow, Florida.

Walter Gassire

Born in Florida, Gassire began playing football with the youth teams of C.A. Peñarol.

Walter Irvin

In 1949, he and three other black men were accused of raping a white woman in Groveland, Florida.

Wekiwa Springs

Wekiwa Springs, Florida is a town located 45 miles north of Orlando, Florida

Westchase

Westchase, Florida, a census-designated place in Hillsborough County, near Tampa

WGCT

WGCT-LD, a television station (channel 32) licensed to serve Crystal River, Florida, United States

William Lundy

He moved his family to Laurel Hill in 1890, where he and wife, Mary Jane Lassiter, raised ten children.

William R. Royal

He moved to Manatee County, Florida during the Great Depression and operated a passenger airplane service in the Bahamas and Cuba in the late 1930s.

Williford

Williford, Florida, an unincorporated community in Gilchrist County, Florida

Ziyad Khaleel

In 1998 and 1999, Khaleel lived in an apartment in the eastern part of Florida's Orange County, near Orlando.


Aguinaldo Filho

2 years later the station went bankrupt, and Naldo and Rosa decided to go into business for themselves, and bought a TCBY franchise at Hollywood Beach in Florida.

Apalachicola Regional Airport

He was survived by his wife Donna, of Pensacola, Florida, and his mother, Mrs. Katherine Neale, of Avalon, Pennsylvania.

Austin M. Knight

Born in Ware, Massachusetts to future American Civil War veteran Charles Sanford Knight and Cordelia Cutter Knight, Austin Melvin Knight was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy from Florida on June 30, 1869, graduating in 1873.

Beirut Memorial

Other memorials to the victims of the Beirut barracks bombing have been erected in the United States, including those at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Florida.

Boomers! Parks

Parks is a chain of family entertainment centers which feature indoor activities such as carousels, kiddie swings, restaurants, musical shows, and amusement arcades, and outdoor activities such as miniature golf, kiddie rides, bumper boats, batting cages, go-karts, kiddie roller coasters, laser tag, and in the case of the Dania Beach, Florida location, a wooden roller coaster called the Dania Beach Hurricane.

Bronson-Mulholland House

Judge Isaac H. Bronson probably first considered moving to Palatka, Florida in 1852 when the "Palatka Tract" of about 1,220 acres was conveyed in trust to him by three prominent Palatka families - the Reids, the Carrs, and the Burts.

Broward

Napoleon B. Broward (1857–1910), the Florida governor after which the county is named

Carlos Mario Jiménez

On June 14, 2010, the Center for Justice & Accountability along with the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati instituted a civil action in the Southern District of Florida against Macaco alleging torture, extrajudicial killing, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Citrus Hill

The launch of Citrus Hill occurred when P&G acquired Florida-based Ben Hill Griffin Inc. and created a brand to sell its juice products under, with national distribution.

DeLeon

De Leon Springs, Florida, a census-designated place in the US state of Florida

Dinero

Don Dinero, an American-born Cuban Rap mobster music artist living in Miami, Florida.

First Coast Outer Beltway

The beltway when finished will contain 13 interchanges and a new bridge across the St. Johns River near Green Cove Springs, Florida (currently known as the Shands Bridge).

Fivay High School

Fivay High School was designed by Florida-based architecture firm Harvard Jolly.

Gad Elbaz

Elbaz has performed at the Samuel Scheck Hillel Community Day School; an Orthodox Jewish school in Miami, Florida and at a public high school in Queens, New York.

Gainesville Airport

Gainesville Regional Airport in Gainesville, Florida, United States (IATA/FAA: GNV)

Gerry Droller

During 1960 and 1961, Droller organized the setting up of training camps for Cuban exiles at Useppa Island, Florida, and at Retalhuleu, Guatemala by arrangement with Guatemalan president Miguel Ydigoras.

Hector MacQueen

Stetson University College of Law, Florida, appointed him Distinguished International Professor 2007-2009, and he taught European Copyright Law there.

Jacksonville Landing

The Landing hosts more than 300 events each year including Florida/Georgia Weekend Celebrations, the annual Christmas Tree Lighting, New Year’s Eve and Gator Bowl Celebrations, St. Patrick’s Day, the Jacksonville Jazz Festival and July 4th fireworks.

James Alderman

On the afternoon of August 7, 1927, Alderman and his associate Robert Weech were intercepted by a Coast Guard cutter in the waters between Florida and Bimini.

Jason Varitek

His Lake Brantley High School baseball team won the Florida State Championship his senior year in 1990 and was named the number one high school baseball team in the nation by a USA Today poll.

Jeanette Núñez

She began her career as Chief of Staff for Florida State Senator Alex Díaz de la Portilla, where she was involved in legislative policy and constituent service.

John Cohn

Cohn frequently takes his traveling "Jolts and Volts" electricity show to schools, community groups, universities and museums across the US including such diverse venues as the New York Hall of Science, The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. and frequent shows at Disney's Epcot Center in Florida.

Jones/Ginzel

Current and recent major works include the Visual Arts Complex at the University of Colorado at Boulder, the Hoboken Ferry Terminal in New Jersey, the Tiber River in Rome, and public buildings in Florida and Utah.

M. Athalie Range

Athalie Range (Born Mary Athalie Wilkinson on November 7, 1915 in Key West, Florida- November 14, 2006 in Miami, Florida) was a civil rights activist and politician who was the first African-American to serve on the Miami, Florida City Commission, and the first African-American since Reconstruction and the first woman to head a Florida state agency, the Department of Community Affairs.

Manatee County courthouses

Old Manatee County Courthouse, 1104 Manatee Avenue, East, Bradenton, Florida, the first courthouse

Marlins Television Network

From 1993 to 2005, the Marlins Television Network aired games to homes not only in South Florida but to other parts of Florida.

Mary Elise Hayden

She studied at the Young Actors Theater in Tallahassee, Florida, for seven years and attended the Middle School of the Arts in North Palm Beach, Florida, and, in West Palm Beach, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, where she majored in voice and theater.

MV Freedom Star

As well as recovering the Space Shuttle SRB's Freedom Star has since 1998 been used to tow the Space Shuttle external fuel tanks from their assembly plant at Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

MV Mercedes I

She was caught in a storm while at anchor off Palm Beach, Florida on 23 November 1984, and was driven ashore where she crashed into the seawall front of the home of Palm Beach socialite, Mollie Wilmot, who served the 12 Venezzuelan sailors caviar, finger sandwiches and freshly brewed coffee in her gazebo, offered martinis to journalists and photographers, and granted the stranded Venezuelans access to her swimming pool.

Oleta

Oleta River State Park, largest urban park in the Florida State Park system

Otis Smith Kids Foundation

When Smith returned to Florida in 1989 to play professional basketball for the Orlando Magic, he founded the Otis F. Smith Foundation which began hosting summer basketball clinics for kids.

Phil Spitalny

Phil Spitalny (November 7, 1890, Tetiev, Ukraine (territory of Russian Empire) – October 11, 1970, Miami Beach, Florida) was a musician, music critic, composer and bandleader heard often on radio during the 1930s and 1940s.

Rick Doblin

In the early 1980s, Doblin owned and operated a company called Abraxas Construction, located in the Sarasota, Florida area, which specialized in relocating houses.

Rokni Haerizadeh

Haerizadeh is in a number of notable collections globally, namely the Tate Modern, London, UK, Rosenblum Collection, Paris, France, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran, Charles Saatchi Collection, London, UK, JP Morgan Collection, NY, USA, Devi Art Foundation, Delhi, India, British Museum, London, UK, Francois Pinault Collection, Paris, France, Rubell Family Collection, Florida, USA, UCCA, Beijing.

Roy Powell

His composition "Bow Out" was adapted with a piece by David Bedford by the American choreographer Val Caniparoli to create the ballet piece "Bow Out", performed by ballet companies in Oakland, Richmond, Cincinnati and Florida.

Scientology in the United States

Among these documents was a plan to frame Gabe Cazares, the mayor of the city of Clearwater, Florida, with a staged hit-and-run accident; plans to discredit the skeptical organization CSICOP by spreading rumors that it was a front for the CIA; and a project called "Operation Freakout," aimed at ruining the life of author Paulette Cooper, author of an early book critical of the movement, The Scandal of Scientology.

Sherwood C. Spring

His technical assignments have included software verification at the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory and Flight Simulation Laboratory; vehicle and satellite integration at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, for STS-5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; Astronaut Office EVA (Extra-vehicular activity) expert; and Space Station construction, EVA maintenance, and design.

Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, April 2012

Haley Barbour of Mississippi, Jeb Bush of Florida, Chris Christie of New Jersey, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and John Thune of South Dakota all succeeded in leading polls in their home states at some point in 2011, although only Pawlenty actually launched a campaign.

Thomas Baron

After the Apollo 1 fire Baron wrote a 500-page report on NASA safety protocol violations, which he gave to Rep. Olin E. Teague's investigation at Cape Kennedy, Florida on April 21, 1967.

Thomas Shea

In 2004, he was the Florida campaign director for the Democratic national ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards.

Villa Aujourd’hui

She named this villa, Today, after her home in Palm Beach, Florida.

WBEC

WBEC-TV, a television station (channel 63) licensed to Boca Raton, Florida, United States

William V. Chappell, Jr.

The Port Orange Causeway, spanning the Halifax River, in Port Orange, Florida, was named the Congressman William V. Chappell Jr. Memorial Bridge by the Florida Legislature in 1989.

Wilson Creek Bridge

The bridge was designed by Florida-based Figg Engineering Group and built by PCL Civil Constructors Inc., a subsidiary of PCL Constructors Inc. at a cost of US$17.4 million.

Zach Azzanni

He was also the wide receivers coach at the University of Florida under former Florida coach, Urban Meyer.