Florida State Trivia Facts

Florida Trivia
The State of Florida Can Claim...

to be the first portion of North America discovered by the Spaniards.

to be the first portion of the United States settled by Europeans.

to possess the oldest existing city in the United States.

to have the only Indian tribe that never signed a peace treaty with the United states and was never conquered.

to be the only state where a pirate ruled like a king.

to have the only capital which never fell into the Federal hands during the Civil War.

to have the most Southerly city in the United States.

to produce the finest citrus fruits in the world.

to be the only state with Everglades.

to have the greatest land boom in the world.

to have the longest stretch of beach in America.

a greater number and variety of palm trees grow in Florida that any other portion of North America.

to be the only state where there are wild flamingos.

more big tarpon are taken in Florida waters than anywhere else.

the first golf course in the United States was in Florida. .