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Niggertown Marsh is the former name of a marsh in Highlands County, Florida.It was located next to an elevated area which was formerly known as Niggertown Knoll.Both geographical features were named after a settlement founded and maintained by former slaves during the Reconstruction era following the American Civil War. [1]
Flamingo is the southernmost headquarters of Everglades National Park, in Monroe County, Florida, United States.Flamingo is one of the two end points of the 99-mile (159-km) Wilderness Waterway (with another end point at Gulf Coast Visitor Center in the Everglades City), and the southern end of the only road (running 39.3 miles (63.2 km) [1]) through the park from Florida City.
The intersection of SR 674/CR 39 at Fort Lonesome, Florida Indian Key, Florida, now uninhabited Site of the old Hampton Springs Hotel at Hampton Springs, Florida [3] The former post office at Kerr City, Florida. This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Florida sortable by name, county, or coordinates. The county names are modern (as of 2018 ...
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The darkest day of the year is upon us, Winter Solstice takes place on Thursday, Dec. 21, marking the first day of winter. Ready or not the winter season is here for the next three months bringing ...
Thomas De Wever/Getty Images. Located on the Gulf Coast, Anna Maria Island is a quiet, old Florida town with a laid-back atmosphere and stunning, private island-like beaches.
Iranian people celebrate the night of the Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice as, "Yalda night", which is known to be the "longest and darkest night of the year". Yalda night celebration, or as some call it "Shabe Chelleh" ("the 40th night"), is one of the oldest Iranian traditions that has been present in Persian culture from ancient times ...
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