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Florida Memory

The Florida Photographic Collection is a nationally recognized component of the State Archives of Florida and contains more than 850,000 photographs, and approximately 2,500 movies and video tapes. Over 100,000 of the photographs are available on the website. The most complete portrait of Florida available and dating back to the mid 15th Century to the present day.

Category: History, Culture & Society > Local History
Date Added: Feb 8, 2005
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Museum of the Islands

Volunteer run museum located on Pine Island, Southwest Florida whose mission is the preservation of ancient histories and the relatively recent histories of the people who were the early pioneers of Pine Island.

Category: Southwest Florida > Pine Island
History, Culture & Society > Local History
Date Added: Feb 11, 2005
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Museum of Florida History

Museum of Florida History in the capital of the state, Tallahassee. Open 7 days a week.

Category: History, Culture & Society > Local History
North Central Florida > Tallahassee
Date Added: Feb 18, 2005
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The Old Capitol

The Old Capitol in Tallahassee houses the Florida Center for Political History and Governance. The Old Capitol's special exhibits interpret the state's political history, constitutions, and the history of the building.

Category: North Central Florida > Tallahassee
History, Culture & Society > Local History
Date Added: Feb 19, 2005
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Historic Bok Sanctuary

157-acre historic Olmstead designed landscape garden in Lake Wales (south of Kissimmee), Polk County, Central Florida. Nature preserve, walking trails, visitors center and cafe/shop.

Category: Central Florida > Kissimmee
Nature & Wildlife
History, Culture & Society > Local History
Date Added: Feb 24, 2005
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Ancient Spanish Monastery

Monastery of St. Bernard de Clairvaux. Built in Sacramenia, in the Province of Segovia, Spain, during the period 1133-1141, dismantled and moved to Miami by William Randolph Hearst in 1925 and rebuilt in the 1950's. Now a venue for weddings and receptions.

Category: Southeast Florida > Miami
History, Culture & Society > Local History
Accommodation > Package Holidays > Honeymoons & Weddings
Date Added: Jan 25, 2007
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Coral Gables Venetian Pool

Formed from a coral rock quarry in 1923, the Venetian Pool is included in the USA National Register of Historic Places.

Category: Southeast Florida > Coral Gables
History, Culture & Society > Local History
Date Added: Jan 25, 2007
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Conch Republic

The Conch Republic was established by secession of the Florida Keys from the United States of America, on April 23rd, 1982 in response to a United States Border Patrol Blockade. The Keys 'Independence' is still celebrated every year.

Category: Florida Keys
History, Culture & Society > Local History
Date Added: Jan 28, 2007
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National Register of Historic Places

Official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation in Florida.

Category: History, Culture & Society > Local History
Date Added: Feb 28, 2007
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Duval County Maps

Resource of historic Duval County maps dating back to 1825.

Category: Florida's Counties > Duval
History, Culture & Society > Local History
Date Added: Feb 28, 2007
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