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The capital of Florida is Tallahassee and the State was admitted to the Union on: March 3, 1845. You may feel free to ad messages about the Cultures and Traditions of this State.

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During the Spanish American war, the city of Tampa (located in S. Florida) was an active spot for troops on their way out to fight. Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders" conducted most of their staging at the University of Tampa.

Logistical problems (wikipedia.org) for troops on their way to Cuba led to many horses and supplies not making it to Tampa or to the fronts in Cuba.

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Tampa Theatre:

The Tampa Theatre is an historic landmark located in the city of Tampa. Much like this forum, it operates without tax money and instead on the kindness of its patrons, who pay for each showing and/or pay for higher-level memberships granting benefits.

I recommend visiting the Tampa Theatre and catching a show if you're in town and bored of Busch Gardens and the nightclub strip; they usually show more indie films and they serve beer in the concession stand. Further, stories reference a ghost in the theatre: Foster Finley, projectionist of 30 years who died manning the gloomy booth, supposedly haunts the theatre.

Reports from hauntedhouses.com include the following:

- Personnel effects disappearing and appearing elsewhere.
- Doors opening and closing on their own.
- Chain dragging sounds and cold spots
- Various odd things in the projection room: back door opening, etc.

Swing on by sometime. You almost expect Bogey or Bacall to showup. Or maybe a ghost - ooh.

For more info: https://www.tampatheatre.org

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From Stephen Foster's "Old Folks At Home":
"Way down upon the Suwannee River/far, far, away...
That's where my heart is yearning ever/home where the old folks stay"

The Suwannee River is a major river in North Florida. Named "Suwani" in the 1500s for "Echo River," the Suwanee is most famous for the inspiration to Florida's state song (quoted above): "Old Folks At Home."

Next time you're driving past (or helicoptering past - hence the great pic), take a moment to behold its beauty:

Suwannee River Pic - 21 KB


[Alternatively spelled Suwanee]

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I actually wonder why people would want to live in Florida considering the number of storms they are susceptible to during any given year, but I guess the close to tropical weather is just too tempting.

SOME FLORIDIANS MAY NOT HAVE POWER FOR 4 WEEKS

It could take four weeks before electricity is restored to parts of Florida walloped by hurricane Wilma, officials warned Tuesday.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...math051025.html

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JB, while they do get hurricanes in Florida, this particular year has been off the charts. This is very unusual.

No matter where you live, there are natural disasters with which to contend. Florida's flavor just happens to be hurricanes. Califoria gets earthquakes, the midwest, Tornados.

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Yes, I agree, however, having lived in Florida I know it can be bad, especially for those who live along the coast. In fact, even in Argentina I have never seen lightning so consistent in coming right into a city, touching buildings and people and then moving on block by block.

On another note, I am amazed by the amount of Hispanics living there and while passing through the Miami airport I scarcely know if I am in the USA or Latin American country because everyone speaks Spanish.

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S. FLORIDIANS LINE UP FOR FOOD, WATER AND FUEL

Many Floridians struggled another day to find food, water and fuel after Hurricane Wilma on Thursday, with lines of people and cars forming around home improvement stores and gas stations.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C3949%2C%2C00.html