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Old 02-06-2007, 07:35 PM
 
Location: Living in Paradise
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Let provide facts or information about the state.

Land area: 53,927 sq mi
Land borders: Georgia, Alabama
Largest cities (with populations): Jacksonville - 777,704
Percentage of area water: 17.99%
State capitals (with populations): Tallahassee - 156,612
Tornadoes > Fatalities: 82
Tornadoes > Total number: 2,009
Total area: 65,755 sq mi
Water area: 11,828 sq m

Source US Census

Airports: 485
Airports (per capita): 2.726 per 100,000 people
Heliports: 278
Heliports (per capita): 0.156 per 10,000 people
STOLports: 14
STOLports (per capita): 0.787 per 1 million people
Seaplane bases: 41
Seaplane bases (per capita): 2.305 per 1 million people
Total number of airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases: 818
Total number of airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases (per capita): 0.46 per 10,000 people

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Airports, Airport Safety Data Branch
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Old 02-06-2007, 08:19 PM
 
Location: SE Florida
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Florida fact trivia question:

Where will you find the only tunnel in Florida?
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Old 02-06-2007, 08:23 PM
 
Location: Spots Wyoming
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Florida fact trivia question:

Where will you find the only tunnel in Florida?
I jumped right on the reply button and then forgot...... Fort Lauderdale?
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Old 02-06-2007, 08:35 PM
 
Location: SE Florida
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I jumped right on the reply button and then forgot...... Fort Lauderdale?
ding ding ding- winner!

Round two- What is the name of the town where many side show freaks retire?
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Old 02-06-2007, 09:18 PM
 
Location: Living in Paradise
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Lets try this one: Museum that owns 2 million shells and claims to be the world's only museum devoted solely to mollusks.
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Old 02-06-2007, 09:28 PM
 
Location: SE Florida
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Lets try this one: Museum that owns 2 million shells and claims to be the world's only museum devoted solely to mollusks.
FL Museum of Natural History. (I cheated- google )

And now, in honor of Black History Month...

First legal settlement of freed slaves...
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Old 02-06-2007, 09:30 PM
 
Location: SE Florida
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FL Museum of Natural History. (I cheated- google )

And now, in honor of Black History Month...

First legal settlement of freed slaves...
Just reread your question and see that I am wrong... see- cheaters never win!
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Old 02-06-2007, 09:35 PM
 
Location: Living in Paradise
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What is the location: Museum that owns 2 million shells and claims to be the world's only museum devoted solely to mollusks.
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Old 02-06-2007, 09:38 PM
 
Location: Spots Wyoming
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ding ding ding- winner!

Round two- What is the name of the town where many side show freaks retire?
Gib town. Ok, ok. Gibsonton. I used to live in Thenonnassa and worked in Riverview so that one was a gimmie. haha
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Old 02-06-2007, 09:39 PM
 
Location: SE Florida
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What is the location: Museum that owns 2 million shells and claims to be the world's only museum devoted solely to mollusks.
Is it Sanibel???????
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