Students Grades K-5
Learning about Florida’s history, people and culture can be as simple as taking a walk in your neighborhood and seeing an orange blossom which is the state flower or a historic house or historic marker. Take a walk and see what you can identify!
Exploring Florida: 500 years of History, Culture, and Nature
An activity book featuring artwork by Christopher Still.
Florida State Symbols
Official symbols of the State of Florida are found in Florida Statute and represent the cultural heritage and natural treasures of the state. Symbols include the fruit; the flower; the shell and even the pie.
Juan Ponce de León
About April 2, 1513, Ponce de León and his crew of three ships made landfall on Florida’s eastern shore. He called the new land La Florida, or flowery land. His landing began the first documented history of Florida.
Ponce de León Inlet Lighthouse
Florida’s 1350 miles of coastline with its lighthouses played a critical role in the exploration, settlement and development of Florida’s history. Ponce de Leon Inlet lighthouse was built in 1887 and is the only Florida lighthouse listed as a National Historic Landmark and is the second tallest brick tower in the United States.