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Florida is Spanish for “flowery”.

Florida was the first part of the continental United States to be discovered by Europeans.

Florida occupies the largest peninsula in the United States.

In 1513, Ponce de Leon explored the Florida coast.

In 1565, St. Augustine, the oldest city in the United States was founded.

In 1763, Spain ceded Florida to England.

In 1783, England traded Florida to Spain for the Bahamas

Florida is the only state on the Atlantic coast which was not one of the 13 colonies.

In 1810, “West Florida” declared its independence from Spain.

In 1812, “West Florida” became a United States territory.

Mexico Beach is in what was once West Florida!

In 1819, “East Florida” was purchased from Spain expanding the territory.

In 1830, Florida territory had 34,730 people.

In 1845, Florida joined the Union as the 27^th state.

In 1870, Florida had 187,748 people.

In 1961, Alan Shepherd was the first American in space launched from Cape Canaveral.

In 1962, John Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth, launched from Cape Canaveral.

In 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first American to walk on the moon, launched from Cape Kennedy.

In 1970, Florida had 6,789,443 people.

Today Florida has 17,500,000 people!

Mexico beach has about 1,000 people!

Aren’t you glad that you have found Mexico Beach?

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