6 Jul 12
feeding plant city fl
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4 Jul 12
Enduring Tropical Storm Debby Developed in the Gulf of Mexico and becoming a tropical storm on June 23, 2012. Debby is the earliest fourth named storm on record. On June 26th at 5:00 PM Debby made landfall in the “big bend” area of FL near Steinhatchee. Name used in 2006 & 1994.
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23 Jun 12
Traveling on Floida's Interstate-4 From the day President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, the Interstate System has been a part of our culture. The 1st I-4 segment opened 1959. Current route completed in 1971, 132 miles - Tampa to Daytona Beach.
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23 Jun 12
Visiting Hillsborough County, Florida Borders the Gulf of Mexico & was created in 1834 as the 19th Florida county. Named for Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough & British Colonial Secretary of State from 1768-1772. Currently, the 4th most populous county in Florida and 32nd in the nation.
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23 Jun 12
Lodging near Dinosaur World 1 of 3 outdoor museums created by Swedish businessman Christer Svensson. See up close the amazing creatures that once ruled the Earth. The life sized dinosaur models beckon you to learn, have fun, or just enjoy a quiet encounter with the past.
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23 Jun 12
Traveling on Florida State Road-37 The 35-mile state road runs north from Keentown in Manatee County, briefly thru Hillsborough County to Lakeland in Polk County. Most of its length south of Mulberry, SR 37 is a lonely stretch of road with oak hammocks & occasional phosphate mines.
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14 Jun 12
Traveling along US Route-98 Established in 1933 between Pensacola & Apalachicola, Florida. The current 964-mile route runs from Palm Beach, FL thru Alabama to the Mississippi River in the town of Washington, Mississippi.
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14 Jun 12
Visiting Lakeland, Florida Founded by Abraham Munn, who purchased 80 acres of land in what is now downtown in 1882. Baseball’s Detroit Tigers have been spring training here since 1934. Sun-n-Fun Fly-In & air show each April. Largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings.
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14 Jun 12
Staying in Polk County, Florida Became Florida's 39th county in 1861, when the State divided Hillsborough County in to halves. The eastern half was named Polk, in honor of the 11th President of the United States, James Knox Polk. 4th largest FL county & is larger than Rhode Island.
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14 Jun 12
A Florida art souvenir welcome gift! Between the famously sunny climate, tremendous coastline, world’s largest cruise ship port, and a variety of amusement parks, it is no wonder that tourism is the largest part of the "Sunshine State’s" economy. Alligator is the official state reptile.
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14 Jun 12
Visiting Florida! Did you know… Florida has the most coastline of any of the contiguous states & the lowest highpoint of any of the states. 663-miles of beaches. In 1565, Spain created the first permanent settlement in St. Augustine. Became the 27th US state in 1845.
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25 Jan 08
Gerald the Giraptor
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