Florida has both a state song and a state anthem.
The state song is "The Swanee River" (Old Folks at Home). You can find lyrics and other information about the state song by visiting the Florida Department of State, Office of Cultural, Historical and Information Programs website
In 2008, a bill was passed by the Florida Legislature designating the song "Florida, Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky" as the official state anthem. The same new law also designated the song "Old Folks at Home," revised lyrics, as adopted by the Center for American Music, Stephen Foster Memorial, at the University of Pittsburgh, as the official state song.
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Stephen Foster composed the song in 1851 which has the official title of "Old Folks at Home". Way Down Upon the Swanee Riverare the words from the opening line of the song.
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arkansas is the state song.
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Florida got its state song from an old American folktale
swanee riverThe state song of Florida is "Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky". It was officially designated as the state song in 2008, after the old song was deemed as too racist.
The state song for Florida is "Old Folks at Home" written by Stephen Foster.
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Florida's state mammal is the Florida panther.
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Queensland in Australia was the first and is the official "sunshine state".Florida in the US also use the nickname "sunshine state", but are not the original state to have the nickname.Some residents of South Dakota in the US refer to their state as the "sunshine state", however it is not an official nickname.
Florida was a territory state
Florida State University is located in the city of Tallahassee, the capital of the state of Florida.