Florida's biggest lake, Lake Okeechobee, is the 7th biggest freshwater river in the United States and 2nd largest freshwater lake (after Lake Michigan) contained entirely within the contiguous 48 states. The name Okeechobee comes from the Hitchiti words oki (water) and chubi (big). Florida became the 27th state in 1845.
Jacksonville is the most populous city in Florida. It is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. Florida is yet to produce a US president. It is the most populous of the 29 states that have not borne a US president (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming). Wakulla Springs, located 14 miles south of Tallahassee, Florida is the largest and deepest freshwater spring in the World. The Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León is the first known European to visit the region and he called it 'La Florida' (Spanish for "land of flowers"), when he visited it in 1513. Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. Many believe that Ponce de León was the first to plant orange seeds in Florida. Three centuries later, newly-built railroads allowed growers to ship oranges across the United States. Today the state provides oranges for most of the orange juice sold in the country. Sugarcane, fish, petroleum, and phosphate (used for fertilizer) are also top natural resources from Florida. Florida’s state bird, the mockingbird. More than 300 types of native trees grow in the state, from apple and cherry trees in the north to mangrove forests in the swamps. Tall sawgrass is a common sight in marshes, though Florida’s most famous plant may be the orange tree—the orange blossom is the state flower. By any measure, Florida takes the prize for the flattest state in the nation. The highest point in the state is only 345 feet above sea level. Ashleigh NEXT PREVIOUS DIVE DEEPER HONDURASIT'S GOT BEACHES AND MOUNTAINS. 532975 ECUADORDIVERSE WILDLIFE 528262 EL SALVADORIT'S CALLED THE LAND OF VOLCANOES. 513950 WHICH CONTINENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT?
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