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Santa Rosa Island (Florida, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-florida
French vessels; Governor Metamoras immediately equips an expedition and recaptures the fort......1719 French, under Desnade de Champmeslin, besiege Pensacola, destroying the fortifications and public buildings and capturing the fort and Santa Rosa Island......Sept. 18, 1719 Pensacola restored to Spain by peace with France; Spaniards rebuild the town on Santa Rosa Island near where Fort Pickens now stands......1722 Colonel Palmer, of Carolina, with 300 men and a band of friendly IndianSanta Rosa Island near where Fort Pickens now stands......1722 Colonel Palmer, of Carolina, with 300 men and a band of friendly Indians, makes a rapid, unexpected, and effectual descent upon Indian and Spanish settlements in Florida......1727 Don Francisco Moral Sanchez, governor of St. Augustine, for an unsatisfactory treaty with the English under General Oglethorpe, is recalled to Spain and executed......1736 Don Manuel Joseph de Justis, sent in place of Governor Moral, is succeeded by Don Manuel de Monteano......1737 General Oglethorpe, governor of Georgia, arrives at the mouth of St. John's River and captures For
East Cape (New Zealand) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-florida
und in a number of counties in the State......April and May, 1893 Disastrous freeze; temperature at Tallahassee fell to 18 degrees; fruit frozen on the trees as far south as Bartow; the vegetable crop a total loss......Dec. 28-29, 1894 Freezing weather all over the State, northwest blizzard causing mercury to fall to 10 degrees at Tallahassee. Orange and other tropical fruit trees killed to the ground as far south as lat. 27 1/2 N. Loss estimated at $200,000,000......1895 Florida East Coast Railway completed from Jacksonville to Miami, on Biscayne Bay, 366 miles......1896 Platform breaks at a Bryan meeting in St. Augustine, 200 injured......April 8, 1897 General Shafter embarked his army for the invasion of Cuba from Tampa......June 12-14, 1898 Monument to the Confederate dead of Florida erected by Charles C. Hemming, and presented to the city, unveiled in Jacksonville......June 17, 1898 Mercury fell to 2 degrees below zero at Tallahassee; snow fell as far south
Appalachicola (Florida, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-florida
1, 1850 Two State seminaries of learning organized, one at Palatka, known as the seminary east of the Suwanee, and the other at Tallahassee, known as the seminary west of the Suwanee......1857 Most of the Florida Indians emigrate to Indian Territory; United States troops mustered out......1858 Fort Marion seized by Confederates of St. Augustine by order of the governor......Jan. 7, 1861 Fort Clinch, in construction on Amelia Island, seized by Confederates......January, 1861 Apalachicola arsenal, established in 1833, captured by Confederates......January, 1861 State convention at Tallahassee passes an ordinance of secession—yeas 62, nays 7 —amending the constitution by inserting the words Confederate States in place of United States ......Jan. 10, 1861 Forts Barrancas and McRae and the navy-yards at Pensacola seized by Confederates......Jan. 12, 1861 Forts McRae and Barrancas dismantled......April, 1861 Federals in Fort Pickens, near Pensacola, are reinforced
Gulf of Mexico (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-florida
Florida, One of the United States; lies between lat. 31° and 24° 30′ N., and long. 79° 48′ and 87° 38′ W. The Perdido River separates it from Alabama on the west. It is mostly a peninsula, 275 miles long and averaging 90 miles in width, extending south to the Strait of Bimini, and separating the Gulf of Mexico from the Atlantic Ocean. Georgia and Alabama bound it on the north. Area, 59,268 square miles in forty-five counties. Population, 1890, 391,422; 1900, 528,542. Capital, Tallahassee. Juan Ponce de Leon, sailing from Porto Rico in search of new lands, discovers Florida, March 27; lands near St. Augustine, plants the cross, and takes possession in the name of the Spanish monarch......April 2, 1512 Diego Miruelo, a pilot, sails from Cuba with one vessel, touches at Florida, and obtains pieces of gold from the natives......1516 Spaniards, under Francis Hernandez de Cordova, land in Florida, but are driven off by the natives and return to Cuba......1517 Ponce de
Havana (Cuba) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-florida
Don Antonio de Benavuedi y Malina appointed governor of east Florida to succeed Don Juan de Ayala......1718 Expedition against Pensacola fitted out by M. de Bienville, the French commander at Mobile, captures the fort and takes the garrison to Havana in two French vessels; Governor Metamoras immediately equips an expedition and recaptures the fort......1719 French, under Desnade de Champmeslin, besiege Pensacola, destroying the fortifications and public buildings and capturing the fort andis tribe, settles in Alachua, about the centre of Florida; founder of the Seminole nation......1750 Don Alonzo Fernandez de Herrera appointed governor of Florida......1755 Treaty ceding east and west Florida to Great Britain in exchange for Havana and the west part of Cuba ratified......Feb. 10, 1763 Temporary command of province given to Major Ogilvie......1763 By proclamation, King of Great Britain divides Florida into two provinces, east and west, by the Apalachicola River; west F
Fort Pickens (Florida, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-florida
iege Pensacola, destroying the fortifications and public buildings and capturing the fort and Santa Rosa Island......Sept. 18, 1719 Pensacola restored to Spain by peace with France; Spaniards rebuild the town on Santa Rosa Island near where Fort Pickens now stands......1722 Colonel Palmer, of Carolina, with 300 men and a band of friendly Indians, makes a rapid, unexpected, and effectual descent upon Indian and Spanish settlements in Florida......1727 Don Francisco Moral Sanchez, governords Confederate States in place of United States ......Jan. 10, 1861 Forts Barrancas and McRae and the navy-yards at Pensacola seized by Confederates......Jan. 12, 1861 Forts McRae and Barrancas dismantled......April, 1861 Federals in Fort Pickens, near Pensacola, are reinforced by troops from New York and Illinois, on steamer Atlantic......April 16-23, 1861 Confederate coast guard seize the light-house and all United States government property at Key Biscayne, Fla.......Aug. 23, 18
Florida (Florida, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-florida
of Florida, fits out two vessels and revisits Florida. Driven off by the natives, he soon after dio the house of Menendez as captain-general of Florida......1655 St. Augustine pillaged by buccanribe, settles in Alachua, about the centre of Florida; founder of the Seminole nation......1750 s Grant appointed first English governor of east Florida......1763 Pensacola laid out as a city, eaty, Great Britain cedes to Spain east and west Florida, evacuation to take place within three mont of the Spanish governor, Quesada, returns to Florida, gathers followers, destroys a Spanish fort ao succeed Colonel Estrada, acting governor of Florida, demands withdrawal of United States troops..ress grants eight sections of public lands in Florida for seat of government, one section in each tro admitted in Florida......1869 People of Florida west of the Choctawhatchee River vote by a maovernor Hart, who died......March 18, 1874 Florida Fruit Growers' Association opens a few days' [51 more...]
Atlantic Ocean (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-florida
Florida, One of the United States; lies between lat. 31° and 24° 30′ N., and long. 79° 48′ and 87° 38′ W. The Perdido River separates it from Alabama on the west. It is mostly a peninsula, 275 miles long and averaging 90 miles in width, extending south to the Strait of Bimini, and separating the Gulf of Mexico from the Atlantic Ocean. Georgia and Alabama bound it on the north. Area, 59,268 square miles in forty-five counties. Population, 1890, 391,422; 1900, 528,542. Capital, Tallahassee. Juan Ponce de Leon, sailing from Porto Rico in search of new lands, discovers Florida, March 27; lands near St. Augustine, plants the cross, and takes possession in the name of the Spanish monarch......April 2, 1512 Diego Miruelo, a pilot, sails from Cuba with one vessel, touches at Florida, and obtains pieces of gold from the natives......1516 Spaniards, under Francis Hernandez de Cordova, land in Florida, but are driven off by the natives and return to Cuba......1517 Ponce de
St. Augustine (Florida, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-florida
s, discovers Florida, March 27; lands near St. Augustine, plants the cross, and takes possession ina arrives from Spain with an expedition at St. Augustine, Aug. 28, 1565. Re-embarking, they discovin......1572 Sir Francis Drake lands at St. Augustine and destroys the fort which the Spaniards umber set to work on the fortifications of St. Augustine......1638 Diego de Rebellado succeeds t....1696 Don Joseph Cuniga, governor of St. Augustine......1701 St. Augustine besieged by a l Don Francisco Moral Sanchez, governor of St. Augustine, for an unsatisfactory treaty with the Eng by a Carolina regiment, open the siege of St. Augustine......June 24, 1740 Three hundred Spania Oglethorpe makes a sudden descent upon St. Augustine, but captures only a few Spaniards......Mapedition under Colonel Devereux sails from St. Augustine, and with fifty men captures the Bahama Isroes under Prince, sent by the governor of St. Augustine; negroes are dispersed after mortally woun[18 more...]
Tampa (Florida, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-florida
.May 6, 1840 Battles with Indians at Fort King, Marion county, April 28; Waccahoota, Sept. 6; Everglades, Dec. 3-24; Micanopy......Dec. 28, 1840 Battle at Fort Brooke......March 2, 1841 General Armistead relieved at his request, and Gen. William J. Worth takes command......May 31, 1841 Richard K. Call reappointed territ.....1896 Platform breaks at a Bryan meeting in St. Augustine, 200 injured......April 8, 1897 General Shafter embarked his army for the invasion of Cuba from Tampa......June 12-14, 1898 Monument to the Confederate dead of Florida erected by Charles C. Hemming, and presented to the city, unveiled in Jacksonville......June 17, 1898 Mercury fell to 2 degrees below zero at Tallahassee; snow fell as far south as Tampa; freezing almost as far south as Dade county; cold of short duration and damage not material......Feb. 13, 1899 A large deposit of natural cement discovered in Gadsden county......May, 1900 Ex-Gov. George F. Drew dies at Jacksonvi
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