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Douglas, Marjory Stoneman

(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Marjory Stoneman, 1890–1998, American journalist, writer, and environmentalist, b. Minneapolis, grad. Wellesley College, 1912. In 1915 she moved to Miami and began working for…

Everglades

(Encyclopedia) Everglades, marshy, low-lying subtropical savanna area, c.4,000 sq mi (10,000 sq km), S Fla., extending from Lake Okeechobee S to Florida Bay. Characterized by water, sawgrass,…

Okeechobee, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Okeechobee, LakeOkeechobee, Lakeōˌkēchōˈbē [key], c.700 sq mi (1,810 sq km), SE Fla., N of the Everglades; third largest freshwater lake and fourth largest lake wholly within the…

Sable, Cape

(Encyclopedia) Sable, Cape, S Fla., southernmost extremity of the U.S. mainland. It is part of Everglades National Park.

Ten Thousand Islands

(Encyclopedia) Ten Thousand Islands, group of small islands in the Gulf of Mexico, off SW Fla., covered with mangrove forests and surrounded by clam beds. Most of the islands are in Everglades…

Naples, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Naples, resort city (1990 pop. 19,505), Collier co., SW Fla., on the Gulf of Mexico; inc. 1927. Bordering the Big Cypress Swamp, the city has been called the “gateway to the Everglades…

Fort Lauderdale

(Encyclopedia) Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale lôˈdərdāl [key], residential, commercial, and resort city (2020 pop.…

Bush, John Ellis ("Jeb")

(Encyclopedia) Bush, John Ellis ("Jeb"), 1953- , American politician and businessman, b. Midland, Tx, Univ. of Texas, Austin (B.A., 1974).…

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biography

Marjory Stoneman Douglaspioneering conservationist Born: 4/7/1890Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minn. Douglas was raised in New England and attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts. After…

Osceola

(Encyclopedia) OsceolaOsceolaŏsēōˈlə, ō– [key], c.1800–1838, leader of the Seminole. He was also called Powell, the surname of his supposed white father. In the early 1830s, Osceola was living close…