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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m T i m e l i n e o f F l o r i d a H i s t o r y ) An 18th-century map of Florida
This is a timeline of the U.S. state of Florida .
Pre-European
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1500s
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1600s
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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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1700: Settlers in the Province of Carolina and their Indian allies raid the Ais people .
1702–1713: Queen Anne's War . Tocobaga virtually annihilated. Raids by English colonists reach Tampa Bay . Pinellas largely deserted.
1715, July 30: Hurricane causes the sinking of the 1715 Treasure Fleet .[4]
1743: Spanish established a short-lived mission on Biscayne Bay .
1739–1748: War of Jenkins' Ear . British mapping expeditions visit Pinellas Peninsula.
1757: Spanish expedition renames Tampa Bay "La Bahia de San Fernando ", after the Spanish king; names entrance to Tampa Bay "La Punta de Pinal de Jimenez " (Point of Pines).
1763:
1768: The colony of New Smyrna is established by Dr. Andrew Turnbull .
1783
1795:
October 27: With the Treaty of San Lorenzo , U.S. and Spain recognized the 31st parallel as the northern boundary of Florida.
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1810s
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1820s
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1821
February 22: Spain officially cedes Florida to United States as part of the Adams–Onís Treaty.
March 10: Andrew Jackson is appointed military governor of Florida by James Monroe being the first American governor.
July 10: José María Coppinger leaves office as the last governor of East Florida.
July 17: José María Callava the final Spanish and colonial governor of West Florida and Florida as a whole leaves office.
July 21: Escambia County and St. John's County , Florida's first two counties are established.
December 31: Andrew Jackson leaves office as the governor of Florida.
1822
1824:
Florida's first true lighthouse built in St. Augustine.
U.S. Army establishes Fort Brooke (later to become Tampa, Florida ).
Tallahassee chosen as location of capital (half-way between previous capitals of East and West Florida)
1825:
Lighthouse built in St. Augustine.
1827
1830s
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1832
May 9: U.S. government signs the Treaty of Payne's Landing with some of the Seminole chiefs, promising them lands west of the Mississippi River if they agreed to leave Florida voluntarily
1834:
1835–1842: Second Seminole War .
1836
March 16: Richard K. Call is appointed Territorial Governor of Florida by Andrew Jackson.
1837: Fort Ann was established on the eastern shore of the Indian River in what is now Brevard County .
1838
1839
1840-45
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1841
1842: Armed Occupation Act provides for land grants in unsettled parts of Florida.[5]
1843
1844
March 14: Marion and Brevard County are established.
August 11: John Branch is appointed as Governor of Florida being the last territorial governor of the state.
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1840s
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1850s
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1860s
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1861
1862
1863
1864
1865
1868
June 28: Florida rejoins the United States.
1869
1870s
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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
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1883
1885
January 1: Lakeland is incorporated.
February 4: Orlando is reincorporated being a city.
March 24: Fort Myers is incorporated.
1886
1887
1888
1889
Legislature created a poll tax[7]
1890s
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1892
1894 December: Great Freeze destroys much of Florida's crops (especially citrus).
1896
1900s
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1902
October 14: Sarasota is incorporated as a town.
1903:
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1909
1910s
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1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1917
1920s
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1930s
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1940s
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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
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1960s
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1970s
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1980s
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1980:
1982 October 1: The Walt Disney Company opens its second park in Florida, Epcot .
1984 May 20: Metrorail begins operating in Miami and is the first and only rapid transit/metro system in Florida.
1985: wreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha discovered off Key West, listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as being the most valuable shipwreck to be recovered.
1988 November 5: Miami Heat plays its first basketball game.
1989
1990s
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2000s
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2010s
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2020s
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See also
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References
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^ Rouse, Irving (1981). Survey of Indian River Archaeology . Yale University Publications in Anthropology 45. ISBN 978-0-404-15668-8
^ "1715 Plate Fleet, Page 10" (PDF) . Brevard County Historical Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2013-07-29 .
^ a b Pinellas County Planning Department as staff for the Pinellas County Planning Council. (PCPD) Pinellas County Historical Background , p. 4. No city. No date.
^ ben.dibiase (2015-04-01). "Florida's First Telephone Exchange" . Florida Historical Society . Retrieved 2020-06-11 .
^ Gainey, Blaise (30 June 2020). "The Fight To Vote Part 2: History Of Florida's Voter Disenfranchisement" . Retrieved 28 April 2022 .
^ "History of Sarasota" . Sarasota Police Department . Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
^ Mohl, Raymond A. (1995). "Race Relations in Miami since the 1920s". In Colburn, David R.; Landers, Jane L. (eds.). The African American Heritage of Florida . University Press of Florida. pp. 326–365. ISBN 978-0813013329
^ "First Florida Oilwell" . aoghs.org. Retrieved February 9, 2015 .
Further reading
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_Florida_history&oldid=1223719450 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● F l o r i d a h i s t o r y - r e l a t e d l i s t s ● H i s t o r y o f F l o r i d a ● T i m e l i n e s o f s t a t e s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ● Y e a r s i n F l o r i d a H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● W e b a r c h i v e t e m p l a t e w a y b a c k l i n k s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n w i t h e m p t y W i k i d a t a d e s c r i p t i o n ● A r t i c l e s n e e d i n g a d d i t i o n a l r e f e r e n c e s f r o m M a y 2 0 2 2 ● A l l a r t i c l e s n e e d i n g a d d i t i o n a l r e f e r e n c e s ● A l l p a g e s n e e d i n g f a c t u a l v e r i f i c a t i o n ● W i k i p e d i a a r t i c l e s n e e d i n g f a c t u a l v e r i f i c a t i o n f r o m M a r c h 2 0 1 3
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
