Date Admitted to the Union:
March 3, 1845 - Florida was the 27th state.
Florida State Capital:
Tallahassee
State Nickname:
Sunshine State
State Motto:
In God We Trust
Florida State Bird:
Mockingbird
Florida State Flower:
Orange Blossom
Florida State Tree:
Palmetto Palm
Cities With Population Over 100,000:
- Jacksonville
- Miami
- Tampa Bay
- St. Petersburg
- Orlando
- Hialeah
- Fort Lauderdale
- Tallahassee
- Cape Coral
- Port St. Lucie
- Pembroke Pines
- Hollywood
- Coral Springs
- Gainesville
- Miramar
- Clearwater
- Pompano Beach
- Palm Bay
Ten Famous People From Florida :
- Ray Charles
- Dwight Gooden
- Bob Graham, Politician
- Ernest Hemingway
- Jim Morrison, Singer
- Osceola, Seminole Indian Chief
- Sidney Poitier, Actor
- Janet Reno, First Female Attorney General
- Charles and John Ringling, Circus Entrepreneurs
- Ernest Ivy Thomas, Jr., Helped raise the flag at Mount Suribachi (Iwo Jima) during World War II
