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Florida
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Along the Georgia-Florida Coast 
 This National Register of Historic Places itinerary visits places along the Georgia and Florida Coast such as historic districts, several plantations, Dunlawton Plantation Sugar Mill Ruins, forts (Zachary Taylor, Jefferson, Morris, King George, Pulaski, Frederica, Clinch, Caroline, Matanzas), Spanish Fleet Survivors and Salvors Camp, and more. Features a list and map of the sites, tours of historic Miami and St. Augustine, and teaching materials. From the National Park Service (NPS). http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/geo-flor/g-fintro.htm Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Nov 21, 2007 Exploring Florida
Designed to provide social studies resources for students and teachers, this site features a history of Florida, "Floripedia: A Florida Encyclopedia," maps, movies, panoramas, music, and hundreds of historic photos. Also includes a bibliography and links to related sites. Searchable. From the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida. http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/ Topics: History, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 2, 2004 Florida Corrections: Centuries of Progress
This history of corrections in Florida (from 1821 to present) covers legal and legislative events, probation, supervision, prison escapes, and riots, as well as the philosophies of superintendents and wardens that have shaped corrections in Florida. Includes a timeline. Note: navigate this chronological narrative from arrows at the bottom of the Web pages in this exhibit. From the Florida Department of Corrections. http://www.dc.state.fl.us/oth/timeline/ Topics: Activism, U.S. History By Place Last updated Dec 3, 2003 Florida Heritage Collection
This digitized collection includes "published correspondence, travel narratives, promotional literature, reports, postcards and other materials documenting Florida history in the 19th and 20th centuries." From Florida State University Libraries Special Collections. http://palmm.fcla.edu/fh/ Topics: Correspondence, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place Last updated Nov 10, 2009 Florida in the Civil War
Includes an essay, a timeline of related events, photos, documents (diaries, letters, and memoirs), and resources for teachers. From the Florida Memory Project . http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/FloridaCivilWar/ Topics: Correspondence, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 23, 2003 Florida Memory Project: The Florida State Archives
A searchable and browsable collection of "primary records that illustrates significant moments in [Florida's] history, provides educational resources for students of all ages, and makes available collections useful for historical research." Includes over 85,000 photographs, assorted materials from the Florida State Archives, and an interactive timeline of people and events. From the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services, Bureau of Archives and Records Management. http://fpc.dos.state.fl.us/memory/ Topics: K-12 Education, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 22, 2002 Golden Crescent: Crossroads of Florida and Georgia
Information about an area, rich in cultural history, that stretches along the Atlantic coast from northern Florida to Savannah, Georgia and west to the Florida coast on the Gulf of Mexico. Includes discussions of early Native Americans, African Americans, America's industrialists, and the roles played by the Spanish, French, and British. There is also information on maritime fortification, plantations, and crops. The Map Room displays the location of the sites. From the National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/history/goldcres/ Topics: History, National Parks & Forests, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 11, 2007 Historical Museum of Southern Florida
Selections from this Miami museum that explores "10,000 years of history and culture in greater Miami, South Florida and the Caribbean." Features online exhibits about Calypso, Cuba's flora and fauna, the Everglades, the Florida home 1945-1965, and Florida folklife. Also includes selected articles from the museum magazine on topics such as tobacco art and World War II in Miami. http://www.historical-museum.org Topics: History By Place, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 6, 2006 Mile Markers
"Images from the collection of the Monroe County Public Library [Key West, Fla.] depict the rich history of the Florida Keys. Early industries, such as sponging, shark fishing, turtle canning, and cigar manufacturing, are illustrated in vivid detail." Browse the photos through the "Virtual Road Trip" from Key Largo to Key West. Includes links to a database of the photos and a gazetteer of the islands. http://www.mile-markers.org Topics: Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, U.S. History By Place Last updated Aug 20, 2005 Reclaiming the Everglades: South Florida's Natural History, 1884 to 1934
Nearly 10,000 searchable and browsable pages and images of primary source materials "relating to the history of south Florida's environment." Materials address themes of the creation of a national park, the modern conservation movement, the evolving role of women in politics, and the treatment of Native Americans (Seminoles). Includes timeline, and brief biographies of individuals who "focused national attention" on the Everglades. From the State University System of Florida. http://everglades.fiu.edu/reclaim/ Topics: Environment, Native Americans, U.S. History By Place, Water Last updated Jul 6, 2004 Voting Irregularities in Florida During the 2000 Presidential Election
A report issued by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in June 2001. http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/vote2000/report/main.htm Topics: The United States Presidency, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 2, 2005 |
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