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State of Florida Posters, Prints, Photographs, Calendars, Maps
for social studies classrooms and home schoolers, themed decor in studio or office.
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educational posters > social studies > Florida < S < US < NA < geography
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 Florida, known as the "Sunshine State", joined the Union on March 3, 1845 as the 27th state. Florida is in the South Atlantic Region (US Census Bureau).
Florida gained its name from Juan Ponce de Leon, who called the land "La Florida", for "flowery" describing the lush vegetation, or for the date he landed, sometime around April 2, 1513 which was Pascua Florida - Flowery Passover.
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Mockingbird & Orange Blossom
The Florida state bird, the Northern Mockingbird, is the only mockingbird commonly found in North America; in 1909 the orange blossom was chosen as the Florida state flower. ~
Coreopsis & Palmetto
The state wild flower is the coreopsis and the Sabal Palmetto (also know as Cabbage Palmetto) is the Florida state tree. ~
• bird posters
• botany posters
• fruit posters
• tree posters
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The zebra longwing, the Florida state butterfly, is found throughout Florida, although it is more common in southern Florida, particularly the Everglades National Park.
• more insects posters
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Florida Panther
The state animal of Florida, the Florida Panther, is “a large, long-tailed, pale brown cat that grows to six feet or longer”. Human population and development threaten the existence of the panther's natural habitats and range.
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Manatee
The Florida state marine mammal is the manatee. The manatee is a waterplant-eating, gentle giant that reaches eight to fourteen feet in length and can weigh more than a ton. Humans are responsible for half of all manatee deaths.
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Porpoise
The Florida state saltwater mammal is the “porpoise, also commonly known as the dolphin”, usually referring to the bottle-nose dolphin (Tursiops truncates) commonly found along Florida's Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
• more mammals posters
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Alligator
The Florida state reptile is the alligator, the Florida state song is Stephen Foster's “Way down upon de Swanee River” (Old Folks at Home).
• more reptiles posters
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Native Fish of Florida
Spotted Sea Trout
Red Snapper
Red Fish/Channel Bass
The Largemouth Bass was designated as the Florida state freshwater fish, and the Sailfish, the state saltwater fish, in 1975.
• more fish posters
• more seafood posters
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University of Florida,
Gainsville
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Florida State University, Tallahassee
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Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, Tallahassee
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Key West Lighthouse, Florida
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Heron on Cypress Tree, River of Grass, Pa-Hey-Okee Overlook, Everglades NP, Florida, U.S.A.
• more national parks posters
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The Seminoles, a heterogeneous tribe formed c 1750 of mostly Lower Creeks and other tribes, escaped African-American slaves, and white Europeans, moved into the Florida area decimated of its original indigenous population by disease and violence brought by the Spanish. Beginning in 1817 the U.S. government fought two wars with the Seminoles: future president Andrew Jackson noted for his participation in the first Seminole War; the most remembered Seminole leader was the war chief Osceola (1804-1838).
The now familiar Seminole patchwork design is a 20th century development.
• more Native American Cultures posters
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Juan Ponce de León
b. c. 1460; San Servas, Spain
d. July, 1521; Havana, Cuba
Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León was on the second voyage of Christopher Columbus and became the first Governor of Puerto Rico by appointment of the Spanish Crown. He is notable in Florida history as the first known European exploration (1513) and calling the land "La Florida" and the legend of the Fountain of Youth.
• more Great Explorers posters
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St. Augustine, established by Pedro Menendez de Aviles in 1565, is “the oldest continuously occupied European-established city , and the oldest port, in the continental United States”.
In 1586, the English privateer Sir Frances Drake, attacked and burned St. Augustine.
• Colonial America posters
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