HISTORY: UNITED STATES 
975-9 Florida 
1512 discoverd by Ponce de Leon; 1565 settled by Spaniards; 22 Peb. 1810 
bought of Spain 
30 Mar. 1822 organized as territory 
3 Mar. 1845 admitted as 27th state 
10 Jan. 1861 seceded; 25 June 1868 readmitted Area 54,861 sq. mi. 
Population 968,470 in 1920 66 counties 
Sobriquets: Everglade, Gulf state Capital: Tallahassee 
Northeast counties Population in 1920 
Nassau II 340 
Duval 113 540 
Jacksonville 
Baker 
Union } 
Bradford 
Clay 
Putnam 
St Johns 
St Augustine 
Flagler 
East central counties 
Volusia 
New Smyrna 
Lake 
Seminole 
Orange 
Orlando 
Osceola 
Brevard 
Indian River | 
St Lucie | 
Southeast coast 
Martin | 
Palm Beach 
Broward 
Dade 
Miami 
Southwest coast 
Monroe 
Key West 
Collier | 
Hendry 
Lee J 
~harlatte 
| 
944 
946 
948 
Q4Q 
Included in population for 975.95