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In 1513, Ponce de León, seeking the
mythical “Fountain of Youth,” discovered and named
Florida, claiming it for Spain. Later, Florida would
be held at different times by Spain and England
until Spain finally sold it to the United States in
1819. (Incidentally, France established a colony
named Fort Caroline in 1564 in the state that was to
become Florida.)
Florida's history in the early 19th century was
marked by wars with the Seminole Indians, which did
not end until 1842.
Florida's economy rests on a solid base of tourism,
manufacturing, and agriculture. Leading the
manufacturing sector are electrical equipment and
electronics, printing and publishing, transportation
equipment, food processing, and machinery. Oranges,
grapefruit, and other citrus fruits lead Florida's
agricultural products list, followed by potatoes,
melons, strawberries, sugar cane, peanuts, dairy
products, and cattle.
Major tourist attractions are Miami Beach, Palm
Beach, St. Augustine (founded in 1565, thus the
oldest permanent city in the U.S.), Daytona Beach,
and Fort Lauderdale on the East Coast; Sarasota,
Tampa, and St. Petersburg on the West Coast; and Key
West off the southern tip of Florida. The Orlando
area, where Disney World is located on a 27,000-acre
site, is Florida's most popular tourist destination.
Also drawing many visitors are the NASA Kennedy
Space Center's Spaceport USA, Everglades National
Park, and the Epcot Center. |
