By The Numbers - Fun Facts About Florida Hsitory

By the Numbers

Fun Facts About Florida History

46

Walt Disney World Resort is the planet’s biggest and most visited recreational resort, attracting approximately 46 million annual visitors.

345

Florida is the flattest state in the United States! At just 345 feet, Britton Hill, Florida’s highest peak, is lower than many of Miami’s skyscrapers.

150

Fort Zachary State Park in Key West is the official southernmost point. It is 150 meters (500 feet) farther south than the famous Key West marker.

1914

Florida was home to the first commercial passenger airline flight from St. Petersburg and Tampa, Jan. 1, 1914.

1962, 1969

John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth when he blasted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on February 20, 1962. Seven years later, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon after Apollo 11 was launched from the nearby Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969.

1821

After Florida became a U.S. Territory in 1821, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams appointed Andrew Jackson its military governor.

1903

While Yellowstone is the oldest national park in the United States, Florida boasts the nation’s first wildlife refuge. President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island federal bird reservation in 1903.

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