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Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon and his crew landed on the shores of St. Augustine, searching for the elusive 'Fountain of Youth' in 1565. Founded and named by European settlers, it's the oldest permanent settlement in the United States. Because of it's sunshine, bountiful and rich flora, the state was named Florida, Spanish for "Feast of Flowers." In 1845 it became the 27th State in the Union.

The original human inhabitants of Florida are the Seminole Native American Tribes.

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