Place details
Place nameFlorida
Other namesFL
CountryUnited States
Latitude28
Longitude-82
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
On low-lying peninsula inhabited by 8,000 BC; farming began by 500 BC, with hunters/fishers living in N & some immigration from Cuba & Bahamas; Seminoles lived here in 19th cen.; Spanish arrived in 16th cen., but major European influx came in 19th cen.