Key Lime Pie is a Florida staple, with restaurants throughout the state serving their own variations of the iconic dessert. The origins of Key Lime Pie are debated, as there is no written recipe of the pie until the 1930s.
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A brief history of the shrimping industry in Northeast Florida and Fernandina.
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The lobstering industry began around 1843 in Eastport, Maine. Fishermen would typically leave before dawn with two men manning the boat and over 200 traps ready to catch lobsters. Back then, there were no commercial lobster factories so fishermen would bring their catch back to their own home to process them.
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Fort Clinch on Amelia Island is one of the best-preserved Civil War-era forts in the country.
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Did you know that some of the most well-known American authors are from Florida? Writers like Zora Neale Hurston, Ernest Hemingway, Karen Russel, Carl Hiaasen, and Dawn Lee McKenna were born in Florida and wrote some of their famous works with Florida as their inspiration.
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Jacksonville is one of Florida’s oldest towns, founded on June 15th, 1822. When the town was first founded, there were only 15 people living within Jacksonville’s city limits.
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Jacksonville is often credited as being the birthplace of Southern Rock music, and this title is celebrated through music festivals such as Springing the Blues and the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. But, did you know that Jacksonville actually got its reputation in music because it was the home of many famous artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, Tom Petty, 38 Special, and Limp Bizkit?
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For hundreds of years, pirates have been the focus of many works of fiction. But, did you know these dramatizations are often based on real pirates?
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Since the 10th century, St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated on March 17th, honoring the death of St. Patrick. The Irish have celebrated this holiday for over 1,000 years, spending the day attending church and hosting celebrations to eat, drink, and dance.
Read MoreMake no mistake: fall is officially here and the wait for pumpkin spice is over! Everywhere you look there’s limited edition pumpkin spice treats, but how did this seasonal spice take over autumn?
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The poor boy sandwich – known as the po-boy sandwich – originated in 1929 during the streetcar strike at Martin Brothers’ French Market and Coffee Stand in New Orleans. Read on for the full story!
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