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Visit Tampa Bay: Unlock Tampa Bay
This is a tourism site. It provides a look into what the attractions are for visitors to Tampa Bay, some of the history and legends, and descriptions of different neighborhoods around Tampa Bay and what they offer.
Black Past
Black Past: Rosewood Massacre (1923)
An account of what led up to the complete destruction of the town of Rosewood, Florida, and the results of the racial unrest in the area in the 1920s.
Cayuse Canyon
The Us50
This clickable map of the United States gives students access to research information from history and tourism to attractions and famous historic figures.
Curated OER
Map of Florida
Good resource for information on Florida. Includes map and state flag, motto, state symbols, origin of name, governmental officials, brief history of the state, and links to famous people of the state.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Pallas's Mastiff Bat
This free-tailed bat prefers warm climates and is most commonly found in northern South America, Central America, and the Caribbean Islands. It is believed that several colonies that have been found roosting in buildings in the Florida...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Wagner's Mastiff Bat
Wagner's mastiff bat is considered endangered by the state of Florida, where habitat destruction and the use of pesticides may be contributing to its decline. It is a medium-sized bat with long, narrow wings. Learn more about the Eumops...
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services
Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Carbon
Summary of the uses, history, properties, proper disposal, and environmental fate of the various forms of carbon. The various allotropes of carbon are described in detail.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Trail of Tears: The Indian Removals
The Cherokee were not the only Native Americans affected by the Indian Removal Policy. Read about the Sac and Fox Indians in Illinois, and the Seminole in Florida. In addition, read about the many attempts, including a law suit filed by...
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Mission San Luis: Apalachee Province
A history of the Apalachee Indians at the time of the Spanish incursions in the early sixteenth century.
Read Works
Read Works: The Southeast Exploring the "Land of the Flowers"
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Spanish explorers who discovered Florida, the land of flowers. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
University of Florida
Flmnh: Gallery of Southeastern u.s. Birds
These Florida Museum of Natural History bird photos may be used for reports and projects. Recordings of bird calls are also available.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Elias Durnford
Elias Durnford is recognized in this brief biography who achieved many things, one of which being the establishment of the British West Florida.
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St. Petersburg Times: Hurricane Andrew, After the Storm
Hurricane Andrew struck southern Florida on August 24, 1992. As these articles explain, residents still feel the impact of the storm ten years later on many levels - the psychological toll, the cost of insurance, and in the need to...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Sea Side Walks of a Naturalist by Rev. W. Houghton
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Seaside Walks of a Naturalist with His Children by Rev. W. Houghton [1870], a book about marine natural history.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Cain & Abel, Or, the Two Brothers by Julia Corner, Ed.
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Baldwin Library: Cain & Abel, or, The Two Brothers by Julia Corner, Ed. (1861). This his a collection of history stories from the Scriptures from Deans Scripture...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Sunshine at Home by Review & Herald Publishing
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Sunshine at Home by Review & Herald Publishing (1883), a collection of illustrated passages forming a family portfolio of natural history, biography, and Bible...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Fox's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Fox's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe (1887), a history of Christian martyrdom.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: From the Creation of the World to the Death of Moses by Andre
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book From the Creation of the World to the Death of Moses by R. Andre, an illustrated history of the Old Testament.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner by Defoe
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner by Daniel Defoe; It includes Parts I and II of the novel and an introduction to the history...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Grandpapa's Verses and Picture by t.m.p.
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Grandpapa's Verses and Pictures or Natural History in Play by T.M.P.e (1884), a collection of illustrated poems about animals.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Blue Jackets of '76 by Frank Dobbins
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's nonfiction book Blue-Jackets of '76 by Frank Dobbins (1888). It is a history of the naval battles of the American revolution and a narrative of the war with Tripoli.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Three Good Giants by John Dimitry, Ed.
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the illustrated children's book Three Good Giants by John Dimitry, Ed. (1888). It is about three good giants whose famous deeds are recorded in the ancient chronicles of Francois Rabelais.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: New and True: Rhymes and Rhythms by Mary Wiley Staver
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book New and True: Rhymes and Rhythms and Histories Droll for Boys and Girls from Pole to Pole by Mary Wiley Staver (1892), a collection of illustrated poetry.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Three Girls in a Flat by Enid Yandell Et Al
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Three Girls in a Flat by Enid Yandell et al (1892). This is an illustrated children's book about the trials and tribulations of three young women trying to make a...
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