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Timeline of Florida history

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Timeline of Florida history
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This is a timeline of the U.S. state of Florida.

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An 18th-century map of Florida

Pre-European

1500s

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1600s

  • 1601: King Philip III of Spain commissioned a map of Florida which includes a fort he wants built in Miami.
  • 1603: Pedro Ibarra appointed Governor of Florida.
  • 1605: "Period of Friendship" between Spanish and Native Tribes started because of the diplomatic trip of Alvaro Mexia.[3]

1700s

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1800–1842

1810s

1820s

1830s

1840-45

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Statehood era (1845–present)

1840s

1850s

1860s

1870s

  • 1870: Barber–Mizell feud
  • 1873:
    • August 11: Tampa reincorporates a town.
  • 1875:
    • July 31: Orlando is first incorporated being a town.
  • 1877: Compromise of 1877 completed the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Florida (aftermath of Civil War)

1880s

1890s

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

  • 1943 September 26: Florida's first oil well is drilled in Collier County by Humble Oil Company.[10]
  • 1947: Everglades National Park dedicated.
  • 1949 March 21: The first television station in Florida begins broadcasting, WTVJ. It is the 16th TV station to start broadcasting in the United States and is the oldest station still broadcasting in the state.

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

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See also

References

Further reading

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