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SulphurSpringsMuseum
Feb 1, 20221 min read
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month....
SulphurSpringsMuseum
May 26, 20211 min read
First Scheduled Commercial Airline Flight
1914 - The world's first scheduled commercial airline flight occurred in Florida on January 1st, 1914. Young aviator Tony Jannus made...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
May 12, 20211 min read
Official State Gem
1970 - May 20, 1970 Florida lawmakers passed and sent to the Governor a bill adopting the moonstone as the official state gem....
SulphurSpringsMuseum
May 12, 20211 min read
First Sunblock
1944 - Miami beach pharmacist Benjamin Green invented the first suntan cream in 1944. He accomplished this development by cooking cocoa...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
May 12, 20211 min read
Explorer I
1958 - The first US satellite, Explorer I, was launched from the US Air Force Missile Test Center at Cape Canaveral.
SulphurSpringsMuseum
Apr 19, 20211 min read
APRIL - SALUTE TO JAZZ MONTH
Jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in the late 19th...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
Mar 29, 20211 min read
Fort Meade
1849 - Fort Meade is the oldest settlement in Polk County. It dates back to 1849 when a settlement grew around the United States Cavalry...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
Mar 22, 20211 min read
The Water Hyacinth
1880 - The water hyacinth, a beautiful flowered aquatic plant, was introduced to Florida accidentally in the 1880s and grows so...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
Mar 15, 20211 min read
Fort Zachary Taylor
1845- Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West was built between 1845 and 1866. Controlled by the Union during the Civil War, the fort was the...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
Mar 8, 20211 min read
St. Augustine
1565- St. Augustine is a city in Northeast Florida and the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement and port in the...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
Mar 1, 20211 min read
Fountain of Youth
1539- Safety Harbor is the home of the historic Espiritu Santo Springs. Given this name in 1539 by the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto....
SulphurSpringsMuseum
Oct 14, 20201 min read
Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral is America's launch pad for space flights.Officially Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973, it lies east of Merritt Island,...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
Oct 8, 20201 min read
Punta Gorda
The name Punta Gorda, which means, "fat point" when translated from Spanish. The moniker was given to the city because a broad part of...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
Oct 7, 20201 min read
Dr. John Gorrie
Dr. John Gorrie of Apalachicola was an American physician, scientist, inventor of mechanical cooling, and humanitarian .Born on the...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
Sep 30, 20201 min read
Tampa's Bayshore Boulevard
Tampa's Bayshore Boulevard is touted as the world's longest continuous sidewalk. It is a popular waterfront gathering place for joggers...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
Sep 25, 20201 min read
The Saint John's River
The Saint John's River is rather unique . It is one of only a few river that flows in a northerly direction. The St. John's River the...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
Sep 23, 20201 min read
Bat Tower
In 1929 a "Bat Tower" was built in Florida Keys to control mosquitoes was filled with bats, which promptly flew away, never to return.It...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
Sep 23, 20201 min read
Taft Richardson Jr
(September 2, 1943 – November 30, 2008) was an American folk artist who sculpted art images out of dried animal bones. Taft enjoyed...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
Sep 16, 20201 min read
Bank Building
Built in 1923, around the same time as the arcade was built, the bank was established while Sulphur Springs was experiencing rapid...
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