A few basic facts about Florida. Became the 27th state on March 3, 1845. Date of Secession was January 10, 1861. Readmitted on June 25, 1868. The capital city is Tallahassee. The nickname of the state is “The Sunshine State.” The five largest cities are Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Orlando, and St. Petersburg.
State BIRD: Northern Mockingbird & American Flamingo FLOWER: Orange Blossom GEMSTONE: Moonstone INSECT: Zebra Longwing MOTTO: “In God we trust” TREE: Sabal Palmetto
A few of the famous people with ties to Florida are Angela Bassett, Pat Boone, Delta Burke, Jeb Bush, Nick Carter, Matt Damon, Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway, Gloria Estefan, Andy Garcia, Arianna Grande, Debbie Harry, Hulk Hogan, Lebron James, Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), D.J. Khaled, Jennifer Lopez, Mandy Moore, Jim Morrison, Tom Petty, Sidney Portier, Janet Reno, Bob Ross, Marco Rubio, Wesley Snipes, and Ronnie VanZant.
READ MY BLOG FOR A SERIES OF INTERVIEWS WITH (metro) TALLAHASSEE PEOPLE. These now include Mike Goldstein, Felina Martin, Chucha Barber, (Mayor) John Dailey, Cathy Schroeder, Tiffany Underwood, Michelle Bono, Sean Wyman, Janis David, Shari Hubbard, John Trombetta, Melvin Beal, Lydia Bell, and Corrie Vernick. There is an excellent article about Artists Helping Artists (AHA) and their Pop-Up Gallery events and one about Gratefulness. Newer interviews now are being added all the time so please take a look.
