GEOL 1304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Lake Okeechobee, Work Ethic, Architectural Plan
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St augustine founded by spanish in 1565 oldest city in us subscript harbor, did not prosper. "newport of the south" winter home to wealthy hotels demise 1925 aming claimed nearby hotels rebuilt breakers hotel re-resistant construction lav w/ each guest way 1929 stock market clangour & Palm beach to miami winter tourist industry warm climate , sandy beaches efforts of one man, henry: flagler built rr from jacksonville to miami elegant hotels great florida boom in early twenties. Spanish people at st. augustine in 1500s us purchased florida from spain in 1819. N florida plantation agriculture small scale , backwoods husbandman migrated w. Florida key west the end of the line historic connectedness to havana, cuba. Florida demographic pa has doubled every 20 years since 1845 retirement heaven growth based on lucre migration from ne and midwest us caribbean less than x % from natural increase smallest of any united states.
