In the early 1900 Henry Flagler developed a railroad system which led people to Florida

They enjoyed the weather and tourism boomed

Florida is home to most of the MLB spring training

Everglades National Park is 2,100 sqare miles and has the largest mangrove forest

The panther was voted by students as the state animal

Florida state Marine Mammal is the Manatee. The manatee, also known as the sea cow, is a grey, plant-eating marine animal that can often weigh a ton or more.

The 1975 Florida Legislature designated the

"porpoise, also commonly known as the dolphin," our saltwater mammal

In 1937, Amelia Earhart took off from Miami for an

around-the-world flight and was never seen again

Explorer I, the free world's first earth satellite,

was sent into the air from Cape Canaveral in 1958

Walt Disney World is the largest employer in Central Florida