{"id":66336,"date":"2025-07-30T05:45:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/?p=66336"},"modified":"2025-11-14T06:50:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:50:41","slug":"florida-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/printables-and-worksheets\/florida-facts\/66336","title":{"rendered":"100+ Fun Florida Facts Kids Will Love to Learn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-printables-titlegroup\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image aofl-fullbackground-width state_post_featured_image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-2-e1753138604577.jpg\" alt=\"The word Florida scratched in a sandy beach. \" 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100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12f25b10ee0a7b8886927838b9037caa\" style=\"font-size:38px\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\">100+ Fun Florida Facts Kids Will Love to Learn<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left aofl-mb-3rem-padding has-royal-depths-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8c35bd5ad6a678fb033e27fbb2f24a11\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);font-size:26px\"><strong>(Free Printable 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style=\"border-radius:15px;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-midnight-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5f4a5a26dfc3cfeb545ccab7bf9fe889 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#state-facts\" title=\"\">State Facts About Florida<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-042bec593e65e48820020e671743e1e1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#fun-facts\" title=\"\">Fun Facts About Florida<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-127d59a7ebb71d7c6e49b73a235db66a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#geography-facts\" title=\"\">Geography Facts About Florida<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6e606e97df2cbeaba7b75bdc9845df43 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#wildlife-nature-facts\" title=\"\">Wildlife &amp; Nature Facts About Florida <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-deead0b835ae317691b5677b111b6a15 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#history-facts\" title=\"\">History Facts About Florida <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c004168cba26e2467f9384cdb0f6154d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#printable-facts\" title=\"\">Print All Florida Facts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e2ca91df wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image aofl-mb-3rem-padding\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-1.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome to Florida the sunshine state sign. \" class=\"wp-image-66350\" style=\"border-radius:15px;object-fit:cover;width:379px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-1-1200x686.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-1-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-1-1536x878.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"aofl-mb-3rem-padding has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ae3fdb471fc6e606f377d78842c8ca0 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.5\">Welcome to the Sunshine State, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestplaces.net\/climate\/state\/florida\">an average of 237 sunny days each year<\/a>! Known for oranges, hurricanes, alligators, and Walt Disney World, Florida is an incredible place to explore. Learn all about it with interesting Florida facts on history, geography, and wildlife, plus find maps and other helpful illustrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aofl-mb-3rem-padding has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-239294fbf6a469e3ee5c3b6b82cdd564 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.5\">Get all this information in one place with our free Florida facts printable. Use it in the classroom with students or to prep for a visit to this beautiful state!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56131\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-0fe6a3486b66b35bce33a80bfa444ce3 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d1b35c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4a9204c59d12c2d75aad8e4e1af14536\" id=\"state-facts\">FLORIDA STATE FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-445ca447 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4ef7323e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d33dbe98b23e099db0314f31348be035 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Nickname:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9dfee6c7747ed5f2d9fc03816aa82949 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">&nbsp;Sunshine State<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dd9abe70c2123c22df0ee4682c9ef73e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Date of Statehood: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ae1ad440c4f3c20e680de894c74f9d4 wp-block-paragraph\">March 3, 1845<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8ca509a3a68a58871eda4e0b9511c179 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Capital:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-efafdb901f92246df49088ba06111471 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Tallahassee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d1f67ecbe2c9ee0a45a21b5d52fc2159 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Animal: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8124374477a0b3bf0d897dde5f1c4f9e wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Florida Panther<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cb1ce759a9e3a87c5a27acb3a711c5c9 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-565c134e0c35b4a1290f37ba787596f9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Motto: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c6932af56a43c4fe20ee362da964208d wp-block-paragraph\">In God We Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6230412b3aad9f3b2cefca80911a1767 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>State Beverage:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-97d1c515551d43bebfa4452491299d83 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Orange Juice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-08a09ac4b5797a1b78f93054ebe2522a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Wildflower: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c0d724d1911974671732660990620cab wp-block-paragraph\">Coreopsis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9f8ea44c034c4879463d449424ab8e30 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Reptile:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-534519c51ff6500e8568f619596d0c80 wp-block-paragraph\">American Alligator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d730cb829f825da82554f47f136a1a98 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Butterfly: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ae719cc5a5e00b8d4a63b8fd30c55120 wp-block-paragraph\">Zebra Longwing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9e98cf66 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-31.jpg\" alt=\"Florida state bird the mockingbird,\" class=\"wp-image-66351\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:25px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-31.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-31-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-31-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-31-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f7ac7da143b44a5456be115258b7b1e5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Bird:<\/strong> Mockingbird<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34a39798c7e841dfff2a0b50f8a6c779 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-21.jpg\" alt=\"Florida state flower, orange blossom. \" class=\"wp-image-66352\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:25px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-21.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-21-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-87ef6abca06d67cb23b74749d17d638a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Flower: <\/strong>Orange Blossom<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-26.jpg\" alt=\"Florida state tree, sabal palm. \" class=\"wp-image-66353\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-26.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-26-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-26-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-26-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Tree:<\/strong>&nbsp;Sabal Palm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e29780b4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:0px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b3df97a0 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-1.jpg\" alt=\"State flag of Florida blowing in the wind with a blue sky and clouds background.\" class=\"wp-image-66454\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-1-1200x764.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-1-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-1-1536x977.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ad700f7b4cc6551064a15c7f70ac249e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Flag: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c4e1f8b4b0b6fdd4e6bf9a40b443f3b wp-block-paragraph\">Flag of Florida<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b3df97a0 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:3%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c94efdec950e626a64346da3ab2b6310 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-ivory-lace-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c25a9e21 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns state_post_call_out_area is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7e3c9e13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9f6b38446451fedd58e2f2d5599412d4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Florida\u2019s flag was originally just the state seal on a white background. In the late 1890s, a red saltire\u2014also known as St. Andrew\u2019s Cross\u2014was added so the flag wouldn\u2019t resemble a white flag of truce when hanging still. The design was officially adopted by the Florida legislature in 1900.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56126\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-0930c6d39f5e1995b4efa976c3138745 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d1b35c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-94bc6abafba3cbccf34b3ca015f2afc3\" id=\"fun-facts\">FUN FACTS ABOUT FLORIDA<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ba1191e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-aa4cd254 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-5262ddd1 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2f40b421dfec019b2da88f517da07bb4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #1:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-66c4252ef29ec822bf55e184f88630e1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">&nbsp;Florida ranks #26 in size in land area among U.S. states, at 53,997 square miles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e30dd844f38cff679de6a4005aae857d is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-047cfe85 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-020e77a0091be7761f9fd9ea7eba7f75 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #2:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest city in the United States\u2014it\u2019s been continuously occupied since 1565. This beats Jamestown by 42 years, and the Plymouth Rock Pilgrims by 55 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c3ed430f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-23.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Boca Raton during a lightning storm.\" class=\"wp-image-66364\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-23.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-23-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-23-1200x1060.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-23-768x678.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-23-1536x1356.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-9c29a3ace93d2d3f1e30a667a90b47cc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Lake Boca Raton during a storm<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d4718764cd793db510d2a7776902e685 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #3:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5552ff2fb6411f7f85e29a27294feb85 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Florida is known as the lightning capital of the United States, with an average of 1.2 million lightning strikes annually.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4b2a659dbde00b5d291ab537aafc1232 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c3ed430f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-4.jpg\" alt=\"Jacksonville, Florida\" class=\"wp-image-66365\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-4.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-4-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-f890144e1d91537d86bcacca78bc0db6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Jacksonville, Florida<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a92d2e56ffb16e9b72a16acfffe27860 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #4:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The largest cities in Florida are Jacksonville, which has nearly a million people, followed by Miami, Tampa, and Orlando.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a870098f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-17.jpg\" alt=\"Crocodiles in the Everglades\" class=\"wp-image-66366\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-17.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-17-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-17-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b7fbb7bd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-39e3ca384e41e27ee3ce8c0286bfeed7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Crocodiles in the Everglades<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1083539c19452a5fc0cd9b38e59eb6ce wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #5:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0f868b25e2ed56cc3167d7c037031717 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">&nbsp;Florida is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles live side-by-side. While the American alligator can be found in freshwater throughout Florida, the American crocodile mainly lives in south Florida, in brackish and saltwater. They coexist in Florida\u2019s brackish water.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7a98a19ed7a2ca0c654d62a1e525cd5a is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10f4288d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-15.jpg\" alt=\"Sunflowers on Redington Beach Florida\" class=\"wp-image-66367\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-15.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-15-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-15-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-15-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-15-1536x865.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-3efb490f3969f463f381705905906527 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Redington Beach Florida<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-145cbe6fd27673235d2991e7f64fad82 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #6:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Spaniards first called Florida <em>La Florida<\/em>, which means \u201cplace of flowers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a870098f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a46f5034 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-28.jpg\" alt=\"Turtle Fossilized in Sandstone\" class=\"wp-image-66368\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-28.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-28-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-28-1200x920.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-28-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-28-1536x1178.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-f6bc79d31fa5e4e7be028eaafd46c2e4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Turtle Fossilized in Sandstone<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5953ee2fa30597b3ecd8b499dd962815 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #7:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c2c51701ecd8e0121735e8d76f447e92 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Florida has plenty of fossils, but none of them are of dinosaurs. During the age of the dinosaurs, Florida was completely underwater. The oldest fossil found in the state is of a sea turtle, from 100 million years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0985d6edcecd91d81a84802815b8bb9e is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-55a39256 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a46f5034 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-25.jpg\" alt=\"Baby Loggerhead Sea Turtles\" class=\"wp-image-66369\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-25.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-25-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-25-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-25-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-25-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-f97e285c9d8bd06f66c948fea5bde6a2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Baby Loggerhead Sea Turtles<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a053114b6059cee2ed92bfdb70643fad wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #8:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Today, sea turtles still love Florida! Three different species regularly crawl ashore here to lay their eggs on its sandy beaches: loggerheads, leatherbacks, and green turtles. (A few Kemp\u2019s ridley and hawksbill turtles nest here too.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c3ed430f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-11.jpg\" alt=\"Falcon 9 Launch in Cape Canaveral\" class=\"wp-image-66370\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-11.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-11-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-aa4c397c465a48cd6b1773aaf47d01fe wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Falcon 9 Launch in Cape Canaveral<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-785fbdded828ce2f69aa0766b193a188 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #9:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-737c1b233c98029efe6cf26efd72f2e8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Florida\u2019s major industries include tourism and agriculture. The state is also known for aviation and aerospace, with many rocket launches happening from Kennedy Space Center and nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ede9917bc59a9311764ee443bab6da91 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c3ed430f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2DWinter_1024x1024-ABCmouse-Character.png\" alt=\"ABC mouse with arms wide open on a blue winter snowflake background.\" class=\"wp-image-77494\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;width:292px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2DWinter_1024x1024-ABCmouse-Character.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2DWinter_1024x1024-ABCmouse-Character-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2DWinter_1024x1024-ABCmouse-Character-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2DWinter_1024x1024-ABCmouse-Character-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0200b04f49b2de2e54fa21157fa6d94d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #10:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that it actually snowed in Florida in 1977? People in Miami saw snowflakes for the first time ever\u2014it was so rare that some kids thought it was sugar falling from the sky!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56131\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-a98a603039c10e8d2d057a27931b17da has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d1b35c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4de2ff56716e5d992c3677b695a68587\" id=\"geography-facts\">FLORIDA GEOGRAPHY FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a870098f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50b495fd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0d60f8d721b7790ba294472ae89692c2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Regions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-97f23978080457a90d1fc20930d9795c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">&nbsp;Coastal Plains, Central Highlands, Florida Everglades, Panhandle, Florida Keys<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b8237b9e0801c92fa442f90dd86675d1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50b495fd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0166e415ebf0616125388f87e851429b wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Climate:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Humid subtropical to tropical<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-34.jpg\" alt=\"Florida map. \" class=\"wp-image-66371\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-34.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-34-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-34-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-34-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-34-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ebb1c8d7a7561dad606ac6f079e06da8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Location:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dfc2ca0773a044ecebeb0af0feddd493 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Florida is bordered by Georgia and Alabama to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the west, and the Straits of Florida to the south.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-3.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to Walt Disney World\" class=\"wp-image-66372\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-3.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-3-1200x797.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-3-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-3-1536x1020.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-b16c6c5350c9a268b481f49d98680378 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Entrance to Walt Disney World<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dfd5ee6a0693a7d2d3d8fab4c40e8417 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Landmarks:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8b3350c311bd55637aa47cfd4e1fe3be wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">DisneyWorld, Kennedy Space Center, South Beach, Castillo de San Marcos, Seven Mile Bridge, Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Ocala National Forest, Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida Reef<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ef2ce1767fbe2aacedb6b8a2f203fbbf is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-36.jpg\" alt=\"Coral Reef in Biscayne National Park\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-66373\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-36.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-36-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-36-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-36-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-36-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1f274ff6689a988d26a7da7cc755455d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Coral Reef in Biscayne National Park&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ec2d33a7b2fd6551c3e45676b349acca wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>National Parks:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Everglades National Park, Biscayne National Park, Dry Tortugas National Park<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a870098f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-7.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial View of Key West\" class=\"wp-image-66375\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-7.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-7-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-7-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-efd1cb65ac4f12ddcef81b279e296b2d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Aerial View of Key West<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-61ba30a0e171602f18f343177eb86486 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Florida Keys<\/strong><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4219e3cbe209e815c7fc82b13bd0a7d1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">This curved chain of small islands stretches 225 miles from the southern tip of Florida\u2019s mainland to the Dry Tortugas in the Gulf of Mexico. Key West, at its lower end, is the southernmost point in the continental United States.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-078c96cd0950e2e00380e92552d109b4 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-16.jpg\" alt=\"Sarasota Florida\" class=\"wp-image-66374\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-16.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-16-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-16-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-6bce75c76bfea6601b435729cc391c76 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Sarasota Florida<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6ed99e01d8252bada1669bf30e5a4a6e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Ocean Front:<\/strong><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Florida has the second longest coastline (after Alaska) in the U.S. When you add in all the islands, inlets, and bays, the coastline totals 8,436 miles!<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a870098f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-14.jpg\" alt=\"St John\u2019s River, Deland Florida\" class=\"wp-image-66376\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-14.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-14-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-14-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-14-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-14-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-e793e976255bf806e2ec4684a778ae29 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>St John\u2019s River, Deland Florida<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-071146d7f389d66c692d30e47dd0afbc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>River Systems:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a0d76acb5ef816663fc867e81c03881e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">The longest river in Florida is the St. Johns River, which stretches nearly 300 miles. There are nearly 26,000 miles of rivers in the state. Other major river systems include the Suwannee, Apalachicola, Peace, Withlacoochee, St. Mary\u2019s, and Ocklawaha.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32344690fc6442e29ba33339b14510a9 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset on Lake Okeechobee\" class=\"wp-image-66460\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-3-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-3-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-3-1-1200x960.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-3-1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-3-1-1536x1229.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-a784fba51517fb2d11efec1abc044cb4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Sunset on Lake Okeechobee<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-400ba31e133fe98d91c53fd3b8a327ed wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Lakes:<\/strong><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Florida\u2019s largest freshwater lake is Okeechobee. It\u2019s about 35 miles long and is the third largest freshwater lake contained entirely inside the U.S. Okeechobee is the Hitchiti Indian name for \u201cbig water.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-30.jpg\" alt=\"Everglades Swamp\" class=\"wp-image-66377\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-30.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-30-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-30-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-30-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-30-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-3aae41124bf05684bd58e55e1e283811 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Everglades Swamp<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-409610207315b898064314be055ac9b4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Florida Everglades:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9dd59b1b01875e4d840348b0afb60a7d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">The Florida Everglades is a vast wetland ecosystem in southern Florida, filled with sawgrass marshes, mangroves, and diverse wildlife. Though sometimes called a swamp, the water here is actually always on the move (though very slowly) toward the south\u2014a phenomenon known as \u201csheet flow.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-79d999e98e1e8578da873847edf1dcb1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1162\" height=\"1442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ABC-Safari-2-Character.png\" alt=\"ABC mouse dressed in safari clothes with a wide brimmed hat and holding binoculars in his hands. \" class=\"wp-image-76718\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;width:251px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ABC-Safari-2-Character.png 1162w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ABC-Safari-2-Character-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ABC-Safari-2-Character-967x1200.png 967w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ABC-Safari-2-Character-768x953.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1162px) 100vw, 1162px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-08ae72f0c966c4dd3a3f49d6682f1eff wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Highest Point:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Britton Hill is 345 feet above sea level. It\u2019s the lowest \u201chighest point\u201d of any state in the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56126\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-420ce7145ec666e4dd315685a6afb676 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d1b35c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bde51af6ce6348609f4f8f7d7a900fc0\" id=\"wildlife-nature-facts\">FLORIDA WILDLIFE &amp; NATURE FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:#DFE4FF;border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:#DFE4FF;border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:#DFE4FF;border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-27.jpg\" alt=\"Nine-Banded Armadillo\" class=\"wp-image-66378\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-27.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-27-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-27-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-27-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-27-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-6571164bc1603d9e61c146e0708a8bde wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Nine-Banded Armadillo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1df42a14a38bc6aeef40a9cd48aa340a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Mammals:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e10c89f502aa10d067368beb099f9476 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;White-tailed deer, marsh rabbit, nine-banded armadillo, eastern gray squirrel, bobcat, cotton mouse, Virginia opossum, striped skunk, raccoon, bottlenose dolphin<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-41789fca01a9d866982b59334417a287 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-9.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Cardinal\" class=\"wp-image-66379\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-9.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-9-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-9-1200x907.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-9-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-9-1536x1161.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-c04125520deb64166cc5b1cdffee0401 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Northern Cardinal<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-018ed6189c3a80d196d692e3b07b3087 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Birds:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Northern cardinal, red-bellied woodpecker, great egret, great blue heron, tricolored heron, bald eagle, osprey, wood stork, anhinga, double-crested cormorant, roseate spoonbill<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-33.jpg\" alt=\"Anolis carolinensis or Green Anole\" class=\"wp-image-66380\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-33.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-33-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-33-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-33-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-33-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-e486fbcca60660f996c6cbecf33ee4f0 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Anolis carolinensis or Green Anole<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a2169d2b1e735109ddfd9f08c1ff34c4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Reptiles and Amphibians<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-764906fc780c0e75aae5ca40d36b0f80 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">American alligator, box turtle, gopher tortoise, green anole, southern toad, Florida cottonmouth, American tree frog<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6d868c0a3cc7298f06186a7f10e63a95 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tarpon Jumping\" class=\"wp-image-66463\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-5-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-5-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-5-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-5-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-5-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-88f55069d9793983033eb70e6da07f2f wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Tarpon Jumping<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11d54b905c21742cbe308311fc0c410f wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Fish:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Tarpon, Florida gar, snook, red drum, grouper, mangrove snapper, sheepshead, pinfish, blacktip shark, bull shark, tiger shark, hammerhead shark, bonnethead shark<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-id=\"66381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-32-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Pine Forest\" class=\"wp-image-66381\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-32-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-32-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-32-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-32-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-32.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-6304dc14cdc1e6f72e5648fb75df5ffe wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><em>Florida Pine Forest<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9a05b63b590432a08e8acea5cca206cc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Trees:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-53f459ee329a5dae33578e5344b74a11 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;Scrub pine, live oak, pin oak, red cypress, sabal palm, coconut palm, southern magnolia, bald cypress, longleaf pine, wax myrtle<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e982138d124552f60e37b532c44ea830 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-22.jpg\" alt=\"Firewheel a.k.a. Indian Blanket\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-66382\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-22.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-22-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-22-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-65446c38211bc0b98596aa240594123c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Firewheel a.k.a. Indian Blanket&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-af324d879792078ce73f2e341c1375e9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Plants and Flowers:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Blanketflower, beach sunflower, firebush, tickseed, hibiscus, coontie, beautyberry, buttonwood, muhly grass, lovegrass, sea oats, Spanish needle<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-8.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Panther\" class=\"wp-image-66383\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-8.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-8-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-afb22ed6c1855959465136c644f2e130 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Florida Panther<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f7a26119a2a8aa946529a4a192f80122 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Selected Endangered Species:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7ad594b437b0411e5f294d5faa88fef2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;Florida panther, West Indian manatee, Florida scrub jay, Schaus swallowtail butterfly, Key deer, Miami blue butterfly, Florida grasshopper sparrow, loggerhead sea turtle<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1ffa21f9c4550d2e68eabd7a4fc15e56 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-6.jpg\" alt=\"Cuban Tree Frog\" class=\"wp-image-66385\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-6.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-6-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-45dad5430a7f3e65b0f16ec45b3a37ca wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Cuban Tree Frog<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5817d1adcbfe56cdc047f6316398977c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Selected Invasive Animal Species<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Burmese python, Cuban tree frog, cane toad, green iguana, brown anole, fire ant, lionfish<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#FCA311;border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c22c1dee wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-18.jpg\" alt=\"Burmese Python in the Everglades\" class=\"wp-image-66386\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-18.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-18-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-18-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-18-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center aofl-no-margin has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-7fb490776176328a68eaf27e135d786a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0\"><em>Burmese Python in the Everglades<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ec352374810541c89b1f3403d6a2996a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Since the accidental introduction of Burmese pythons into the Florida Everglades in the 1990s, small mammal populations have declined by as much as 99%, and some (rabbits and foxes) have disappeared entirely. Even local bobcats are prey for this voracious snake, and their population has declined by more than 87% since 1997.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Paederia foetida, Commonly Known as Skunk Vine or Stinkvine\" class=\"wp-image-66464\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-2-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-2-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-2-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Post-2-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center aofl-no-margin has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-c5c6f8901c8a933d2ab45523846dc408 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0\"><em>Paederia foetida, Commonly Known as Skunk Vine or Stinkvine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Florida also has invasive plant species, including Australian pine, skunk vine, Brazilian pepper, water hyacinth, heavenly bamboo, kudzu, callery pear, castor bean, Mexican petunia, wedelia, Caesar weed, oyster plant<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56131\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-d23e331d28fb1d9fb7b5b46df4087296 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d1b35c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1113b7b981b96e1fbe192eef08da1d4a\" id=\"history-facts\">FLORIDA HISTORY FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:#DFE4FF;border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:#DFE4FF;border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:#DFE4FF;border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-35.jpg\" alt=\"Recreation of a mastodon at the Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science.\" class=\"wp-image-66387\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-35.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-35-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-35-1200x788.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-35-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-35-1536x1008.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-b77130b4af2af52c99bcbb8003cba7fc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Recreation of a mastodon at the Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-42610ce259bfc01037d7b0ae8c7bbee3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>First Inhabitants:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6256e8bdd7ca8dca875d12c6b65623c3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">The first people came to the Florida peninsula around 14,000 years ago, following big game animals like mastodons, mammoths, and bison. Over time, the combination of climate change (higher sea levels and more rainfall) and human hunting caused these mammals to become extinct.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-activities-step3\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78b196d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-273132f6a7289163f01b21b0bdeab4c3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Native Americans<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-30b32e0a17f47d64562a935ba91eb2ba wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">There were likely around 250,000 indigenous people living in Florida when the Spanish arrived. The Timucua, who made up the majority, lived in the north and farmed the land. The Calusa were expert fishermen who built villages in the southern part of the peninsula, mainly on the coast. By the late 1700s, these native groups were nearly gone due to disease, war, and loss of land.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1ffe42e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-943a65cca60e030522ced88dfbd8356a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">The Calusa lived mainly on shellfish and created huge midden mounds of the discarded shells. Some of these mounds were so big they created entire islands for people to live on!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Ponce-de-Leon.jpg\" alt=\"Ponce de Le\u00f3n Statue\" class=\"wp-image-66400\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Ponce-de-Leon.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Ponce-de-Leon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Ponce-de-Leon-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Ponce-de-Leon-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Ponce-de-Leon-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-8e2bb95592869a276f364998fd512edf wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Ponce de Le\u00f3n Statue<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5e662f9db6f7eebdf6e9cd4824069c0d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>First European Visitor<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e6d7283fde934030c3f026e38bab6071 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;In 1513, Juan Ponce de Le\u00f3n of Spain was the first documented European to set foot in Florida. He claimed the land for Spain, but assumed it was an island instead of a peninsula of the mainland.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-40571afb64a83fe5ad8b540af92fe64a is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-13.jpg\" alt=\"Pedro Men\u00e9ndez de Avil\u00e9s Statue\" class=\"wp-image-66388\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-13.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-13-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-13-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-77e3d945c200d94b754a1a4e871a60a8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Pedro Men\u00e9ndez de Avil\u00e9s Statue<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3300f9482261353daa93966274877d82 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Spanish Occupation:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Many Spanish explorers tried to establish settlements in Florida, but were defeated by the difficult weather, harsh environment, and local native people. In 1565, Pedro Men\u00e9ndez de Avil\u00e9s led an expedition to found St. Augustine, which still stands today.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-activities-step3\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-336c00f385996cc1ab8ad39776de9a4e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>British Occupation:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-66c068e4b861047b2ded7170d09896a9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">For the next few centuries, countries like France, Spain, and England fought over Florida as a valuable territory. The Spanish traded Florida to the British in 1763 in exchange for Havana, but the English returned it to them after just 20 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-37.jpg\" alt=\"Tallahassee became Florida's state capitol in 1824\" class=\"wp-image-66398\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-37.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-37-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-37-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-37-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-37-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-385ef5d8d767b7e67cc2bd0aa8c6e264 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Tallahassee became Florida&#8217;s state capitol in 1824<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-954a5fa231b53261b3ab4f83b5388b80 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>U.S. Colony:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0bbcfd3e8aab6ff8070591c2f550489a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;In the following decades, as the United States became its own country, more settlers moved into the territory. Eventually, in 1819, Spain ceded the territory to the U.S. through a treaty.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-60a22d4fbce0d5120a1ced4c97e7f419 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-Sate-Facts-Seminole.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Foster is a Second Seminole War era fort in Central Florida\" class=\"wp-image-66399\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-Sate-Facts-Seminole.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-Sate-Facts-Seminole-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-Sate-Facts-Seminole-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-Sate-Facts-Seminole-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-Sate-Facts-Seminole-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-c68adcfdb502a5c1dcadbb13d5e761ba wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em><em>Fort Foster is a Second Seminole War era fort in Central Florida<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-721a444c87a9a78d5bb1e50a4add0af2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Seminole Wars:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Between 1817 and 1858, there were three major conflicts between the U.S. Army and the Seminole people, who were made up of different Native groups and others pushed from lands farther north. Even though many were killed or forced to move, some Seminoles escaped into the Everglades, where their families still live today.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-29.jpg\" alt=\"Fictional $50 &quot;State Dollar&quot; for Florida\" class=\"wp-image-66390\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-29.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-29-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-29-1200x626.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-29-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-29-1536x802.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-baf0ce0ba71de5ac4528fe1bdfca5bcb wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Fictional $50 &#8220;State Dollar&#8221; for Florida<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-09a7a60d06cc2321d7cdb3ceacb213c3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>U.S. Statehood:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4a32a2caaa3a14c5080af33f6ee402d1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Florida officially became the 27th U.S. state on March 3, 1845. Some thought it should come into the union as two separate states, East Florida and West Florida, as the British had divided the territory, it ultimately became one single state.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-81e754d16828d5c86493bf7645bdd2fe is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-12.jpg\" alt=\"Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park\" class=\"wp-image-66391\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-12.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-12-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-b0955847195121c0cbdb40f28482ecba wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-045aa28fcdd2a034a003a29060733c35 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Civil War:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Florida seceded from the Union in 1861 as a Confederate state. Several battles were fought in the state, including one at Olustee.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1ffe42e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27eff01b771931613f870250433e1c53 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">&nbsp;The Union held onto Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas throughout the war. They used it as part of the southern blockade and as a prison. Its most famous prisoner was Dr. Samuel Mudd, who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth the morning after he assassinated Abraham Lincoln.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-24.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Scrub cattle \" class=\"wp-image-66395\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-24.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-24-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-24-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-24-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-24-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-2d23f9a2c99b369386344c12ba97f001 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><em>Florida Scrub cattle <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8ae6401109ca349ea2e02ca520bace00 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Cattle Country:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fb19ee8bcf32dada18f9f1d20065c89c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Cattle ranching in Florida began in the 1500s with the early Spanish colonizers. Today, Florida is still one of the top cattle-producing states, with ranches that have been passed down through families for generations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-212b22f8d820e154fe885a35c7b2ee34 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-38.jpg\" alt=\"Orange orchard\" class=\"wp-image-66392\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-38.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-38-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-38-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-38-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-38-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><em>Orange orchard<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-03219dcd0636ae43b71df5d94a12b2b7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Citrus Groves:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Spanish also brought citrus trees to Florida, and the state has become well-known as a top producer of oranges and orange juice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1ffe42e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b1bca0526bbd2718fa7b2301c37d9afb wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Florida is the nation\u2019s leading producer of sugarcane and sugar. About 25% of the cane sugar made in the U.S. comes from the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-5.jpg\" alt=\"Julia Tuttle Memorial the mother of Miami. \" class=\"wp-image-66393\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-5.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-5-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-3d7fa8353a4355e394e5f16953871605 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><em>Julia Tuttle Memorial<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0518cc75598af55a8388385ac6999c6e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Vital Railroads:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6f1b39c0470e0ebc65be25af3f74f826 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Miami began as a small settlement, but it grew quickly after Julia Tuttle, known as the \u201cMother of Miami,\u201d convinced a railroad company to extend down to the area in 1896. On the west coast, Tampa benefited from Henry Plant\u2019s railroad around the same time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7cad4a3738d44863980bb48ab66cb0fb is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-10.jpg\" alt=\"Cuban festival in Little Havana, Miami\" class=\"wp-image-66394\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-10.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-10-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-10-1200x817.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-10-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-10-1536x1045.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><em>Cuban festival in Little Havana, Miami<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d8075a91ea45d1d807e8799e6b44b8ec wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Cuban Refugees:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">After Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba in 1959, thousands fled the country. Within a few years, more than 200,000 Cubans had arrived in Florida, mainly to Miami. Others followed in the years to come, and the Cuban refugee population is now more than one million.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-19.jpg\" alt=\"Walt Disney at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Orlando, Florida\" class=\"wp-image-66396\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-19.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-19-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-19-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-695a602993caad72b38b84a3e486ffd7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><em>Walt Disney at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Orlando, Florida<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-78842740a9344aeabe0fa3941097b60e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Disney\u2019s Land:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-93ca865a2b91a1bf7af8ebca1024385f wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">After the success of DisneyLand in California, Walt Disney wanted a place to build new, bigger theme parks. He chose Florida as the perfect place, and Walt Disney World opened in 1971 near Orlando.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3b77a122abb9b7ab4e7d10f59e50f849 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Huricane.jpg\" alt=\"Damage along the Pinellas County beaches from Hurricane Helene\" class=\"wp-image-66397\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Huricane.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Huricane-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Huricane-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Huricane-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Florida-State-Facts-Huricane-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><em>Damage along the Pinellas County beaches from Hurricane Helene<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9f9c744fb9dab386de9ae638dd8f68cf wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Hurricane History:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Since 1850, every part of Florida has been affected by hurricanes. The strongest on record was the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, which hit the Florida Keys with 185 mph winds. 1992\u2019s Hurricane Andrew destroyed large parts of the Miami area. In 2022, Hurricane Ian came ashore near Fort Myers and caused an estimated $109 billion dollars in damage.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1ffe42e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-af8984d825acc9f7d53920fbd318f83c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">50 million people visit Disney World every year. Magic Kingdom is the most popular park, followed by Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_down.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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