La Florida, the new book by Kevin Kokomoor, represents a comprehensive look at Colonial Florida. The work focuses on the central role Florida played in the origin of the United States. The book proves an indispensable work about Florida. Some of the research Kokomoor ties together in his work has been available in the past. […]
The St Lucie River area along the Treasure Coast was the closest thing we had to a verifiable American jungle habitat. Some areas such as George LeStrange preserve in Fort Pierce preserve that jungle-like look. In fact the St Lucie River area looked so much like the Amazon that a few scenes of the 1979 […]
In early 1993, USAir (later known as US Airways) with newly-minted investment from British Airways launched the USAir Florida Shuttle to link cities within the state to one another. The shuttle featured hourly nonstops between Miami and Tampa/Orlando similar to USAir’s Northeast Shuttle which did the same between New York-LaGuardia and Boston/Washington-National. The shuttle also […]
On last week’s Florida History Podcast we discussed Fort Matanzas and its vital role in protecting St Augustine from invasions. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable you to subscribe and listen […]
Editors Note: This is the first article in a longer thematic set of articles we’ll publish here about corporate welfare and sports teams in Florida. This post was written by Kartik Krishnaiyer and originally appeared on the Florida Soccer Report on Substack. Disclosure: I have worked for NASL, Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Miami FC. While […]
This month we’ll be focusing on various aspects on aviation history in the state of Florida on TFS. Stay tuned, we have some special features in store.
Big Lagoon State Park is in Escambia County and features scenic views of The Big Lagoon as it makes its way toward Pensacola Bay.
Tarklin Bayou State Park in Escambia County was made a preserved area in order to protect the endangered white-top pitcher plants.
The Tarklin Bayou State Park is the second furthest west state park in Florida just miles east of the Alabama border (in this area the Perdido River) in Escambia County.
The Florida Squeeze 