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North Miami
(Encyclopedia) North Miami, city (1990 pop. 49,998), Dade co., SE Fla., a growing suburb of Miami, on Biscayne Bay; inc. 1926. It is mainly residential, but has considerable retail development.…arrowroot
(Encyclopedia) arrowroot, any plant of the genus Maranta, usually large perennial herbs, of the family Marantaceae, found chiefly in warm, swampy forest habitats of the Americas and sometimes…limpkin
(Encyclopedia) limpkin or courlancourlank&oobreve;rˈlən [key], common terms for a long-legged, nonmigratory marsh bird, considered the connecting evolutionary link between the crane and the rail…Yamasee
(Encyclopedia) Yamasee,&sp;YamasiYamasee,both: yămˈəsē, yämˈ– [key], or YemaseeYamasee,yĕmˈ– [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan…Lone Wolf
(Encyclopedia) Lone Wolf, d. 1879, Kiowa Chief. He led some Kiowas on raids in 1874 after his son had been killed by whites, but he was defeated and with a number of followers was deported to Florida…Florida National Scenic Trail
(Encyclopedia) Florida National Scenic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Confederate cruisers
(Encyclopedia) Confederate cruisers, in U.S. history, warships constituting the South's seagoing navy. At the outbreak of the Civil War the United States ranked next to Great Britain in merchant…Menéndez de Avilés, Pedro
(Encyclopedia) Menéndez de Avilés, PedroMenéndez de Avilés, Pedropāˈᵺrō mānānˈdĕth dā ävēlāsˈ [key], 1519–74, Spanish naval officer and colonizer, founder of Saint Augustine, Fla. He went to sea as a…Okeechobee Waterway
(Encyclopedia) Okeechobee Waterway or Cross-Florida Waterway, 155 mi (249 km) long, across S Fla., from Stuart on the Atlantic Ocean to Fort Myers on the Gulf of Mexico. Its main segments are the St…Nicholson, James William Augustus
(Encyclopedia) Nicholson, James William Augustus, 1821–87, American naval officer, b. Dedham, Mass.; grandson of Samuel Nicholson. He was appointed a midshipman in 1838, served under Commodore Perry…Trending
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