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The Florida Park Service was established in 1935 to take advantage of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal program during the Great Depression.

Nitrates are the main culprit, just as they are in many of the regions springs.

The indigenous people who called America home before Europeans settled on the land still have a presence here.

Theres plenty to do in St. Johns County this week, including a festival honoring playwright Sam Shepard, music, history, and a farmers market.

Micanopy Residents Protest Construction Of New Dollar General On Historical Native American Grounds By Meghan Porterfield April 7, 2021 A new Dollar General is set to be built on the land that the Battle of Micanopy was fought on during the Second Seminole War.  Micanopy residents attended a meeting Tuesday night to protest the construction of the store on Native American grounds. The meeting between Concept Companies and the town of Micanopy had the building’s design — and not location �...

CEDAR KEY — Hurricane Sally’s outer winds were blowing hard, churning two-foot waves as Larry Woodward beached the skiff on Atsena Otie Key. The island, rich in history and wildlife, is disappearing, succumbing steadily to rising seas and hellacious storms that pummel the historic mills, cemetery and bird-loving habitats. The race was on: To get on and off the key before the Gulf became unnavigable — and to preserve what remains of the Native American, colonial, military and industrial hi...

31 presidents who served in the military Caitlin OBrien Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze. (Wikimedia Commons) The 45 men that have held the office of president have simultaneously been commander-in-chief of the United States’ Armed Forces. Some presidents ascended to this position with little to no experience in military affairs. However, about two-thirds of U.S. presidents are veterans of the U.S. military, shaping their rise to the nation’s highest executive offic...

Read so far Mon, 12/28/2020 - 18:42 Posted in: by JULIE B. MAGLIO and ROCCO MAGLIO The Sumter County Preservation Society did not exist when Della Daughtry started the Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery project. Della is an independent citizen and freelance artist who wanted to save the forgotten cemetery in Sumter County and ensure it was being taken care of.  Della and her husband John Daughtry started going out to the Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery to take photos, research, and eventually wrot...

Deb Haalands ability, vision and ancestry would make her an ideal interior secretary Bill McKibben © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Juan Labreche/AP Occasionally presidents have a chance to make choices that change the way we view things – one of those opportunities comes in the next few days, when Joe Biden is expected to name the next secretary of the interior. The interior department dates back to 1849 and President Zachary Taylor. Largely forgotten now (in part be...