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When a survey of the schools was made in the 1920s a passage in the report of the survey, commented that education for Black students in Florida "is very spotty, ranging from very good at Lincoln Park Academy, down to the very poorest." In 1928, LPA was accredited as a Standard Senior High School by the Florida State Department of Education.
The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. [1] They left behind artifacts and archeological remains. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records.
March 3: Florida was admitted to the Union as the 27th U.S. state. May 26: Florida Legislature is formed succeeding the Florida Territorial Legislative Council. June 25: Florida's first elected governor, William Dunn Moseley takes office. 1848 January 8: Holmes County is established. 1849 January 18: Putnam County is established.
Florida (/ ˈ f l ɒr ɪ d ə / ⓘ FLORR-ih-də; Spanish: [floˈɾiða]) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south.
LPA has 73 local chapters which meet regularly as well as an annual weeklong conference. They publish a quarterly publication national newsletter titled LPA Today . [ 8 ] LPA is the first North American "little people" organization, with the Little People of Canada incorporating in Canada in 1984.
In 2017, Florida's per capita personal income was $47,684, ranking 26th in the nation. [20] The state's unemployment rate in September 2018 was 3.5% and ranked as the 18th lowest in the United States. [21] Florida is one of seven states that does not impose a personal income tax. [22] In 2017, Florida had a personal income of $1,000,624,065,000.
[3]: 7 Florida Gulf Coast orchestra becomes The Florida Orchestra. [4]: 208 1985 Severe drought results in watering restrictions. [3]: 7 A four-cent local option gas tax is passed by the Board of County Commissioners. Hurricane Elena threatens Florida. [3]: 7 1990 First segment of Pinellas Trail opens between Dunedin and Seminole.
The history of Leon County, Florida, much like the History of Tallahassee, dates back to the settlement of the Americas. Beginning in the 16th century, the region was colonized by Europeans, becoming part of Spanish Florida. In 1819, the Adams–Onís Treaty ceded Spanish Florida, including modern-day Leon County, to the United States.