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The park contains Silver Springs, Florida's first tourist attraction. The Silver Springs attraction dates to the 1870s. In 1985, the state purchased the land surrounding Silver Springs to spare it from development, creating the Silver River State Park. In 1993, the state acquired Silver Springs, as well, though it continued to be operated ...
There is a mostly nominal admission to nearly all Florida's state parks, although separate fees are charged for the use of cabins, marinas, campsites, etc. Florida's state parks offer 3,613 family campsites, 186 cabins, thousands of picnic tables, 100 miles (160 km) of beaches, and over 2,600 miles (4,200 km) of trails. [3]
Exposed CIA secret involvement with the war in Laos and interviews with world figures; historian author of Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State and Miami: City of the Future: Born in Tampa [citation needed] Kristen Arnett (1980–) Fiction author and essayist; her debut novel, Mostly Dead Things, was a New York Times bestseller
Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area is a 144-acre (0.58 km 2) Florida State Park in Flagler Beach, Florida, United States, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intra-Coastal Waterway on State Route A1A. It is about 18 miles (29 km) north of Daytona Beach and about 30 miles (48 km) south of St. Augustine.
Alafia River State Park is a Florida State Park, located near Picnic in Hillsborough County in central Florida, 17 miles southeast of Tampa on County Road 39. Even before it became a park, the area, and particularly Hurrah Lake, was the center of leisure activities since the early 1880s.
Nick Saban. The one-time Miami Dolphins coach and long-time University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban bought an art-deco inspired beachfront home on Jupiter Island in 2023 for $17.5 million ...
Fuller Warren (1905–1973), 30th governor of Florida 1949–1953; Charles Edward Bennett (1910–2003), U.S. representative from 2nd/3rd congressional district 1949–1993; W. Haydon Burns (1912–1987), 35th governor of Florida 1965–1967; Jacksonville mayor 1949–1965; Dorcas Drake (1916–1993), Duval County judge and philanthropist
Lawyer, Florida Attorney General, Florida Secretary of State, Chairman of the Florida State University Trustees 2011 Park Trammell: Florida's 21st Governor 1913-1917 and United States Senator 1917-1936 2011 Sandy D'Alemberte: American Bar Association president & Florida State University president (1994–2003) 2010 Paula Hawkins