Florida

1. Florida

2. Description of Florida • Florida’s state capital is Tallahassee, and was chosen in 1824. • Florida became the twenty-seventh state in the United States on March 3, 1845 • Some of the major cities in Florida include: • Orlando, Miami, Key West, and Tampa.

3. The Florida state flower is the beautiful orange blossom. The state tree is the Sabal Palm which we have a lot of in central Florida! State Symbols

4. State Facts • We are known as “The Sunshine State,” because our weather is always sunny and warm. • Our state bird is a mockingbird because of the many that live in florida and provide us with their beautiful songs.

5. State Flag • The Florida state flag is shown above and you can find it hanging infront of many local businesses and schools.

6. Fun Facts!  • The United States city with the highest rate of lightning strikes per capita is Clearwater. • Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where the drink was first developed.

7. Natural Resources • Florida has many natural resources that are important to the rest of the United States. Some of the natural resources we contribute are beef, oranges, seafood, natural sugar and fresh spring water.

8. Wallace (Wally) Amos, Famous Floridian • Wallace, or Wally, Amos was the creator of Famous Amos chocolate chip cookies that we all love. He was born in 1936 in Tallahassee, Florida. He was first a talent executive but left that job to follow his dream of creating the perfect choclate chip cookie. He currently lives in Hawaii and has a summer home in Florida.

9. Lots of People!  • The current population of Florida is 18,801,310. • We were ranked the 4th largest state by population in 2010.

10. Southeast Region • The state of Florida is in the Southeast region of the United States. • This region includes Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia

11. Thank you for visiting Florida!