The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

1783: Spain regains control of Florida after the British surrender at Yorktown, which effectively grants the United States of America its independence. The so-called "Second Spanish Period" lures ...

It was in the Everglades that the Miccosukee and Seminole tribes escaped persecution and eradication during the Seminole Wars ...

The new exhibit at Jacksonville’s Beaches Museum narrows in on how war has affected the local community, spanning across centuries of conflicts.

Loxahatchee Seminole battlefield important, if uncomfortable, part of U.S., Florida history The celebration honoring the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the ...

The Florida we know, he said, is the product of "many things that occurred" long before 1776 that "impact our culture and our history still today." Brotemarkle noted that "Florida has a rich and ...

Loxahatchee Seminole battlefield important, if uncomfortable, part of U.S., Florida history The celebration honoring the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the ...

1855: The Third Seminole War begins, lasting until 1858, and sparked by tensions with the remaining indigenous people. 1861: Florida's time in the Union is short-lived as it is among the founding ...

Object Details Author Procyk, Richard J Date 2008 2008, c1999 Call number E83.835 .P86 2008 Type Books Physical description xiv, 164 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 23 cm Place Florida Data Source ...