. The Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project's final construction project was straightening the Kissimmee River a meandering 90-mile (140 km)-long river that was drained to make way for grazing land and agriculture the C&SF started building the C-38 canal in 1962 and the effects were seen almost immediately Waterfowl wading birds and fish disappeared prompting conservationists and sport fishers to demand the region be restored before the canal was finished in 1971 in general C&SF projects had been criticized for being temporary fixes that ignored future consequences costing billions of dollars with no end in sight After Governor Bob Graham initiated the Save Our Everglades campaign in 1983 the first section of the canal was backfilled in 1986 Graham announced that by 2000 the Everglades would be restored as closely as possible to its pre-drainage state the Kissimmee River Restoration project was approved by Congress in 1992 It is estimated that it will cost $578 million to convert only 22 miles (35 km) of the canal the entire project was to be complete by 2011 yet as of 2017 the project is "more than halfway complete" and the new completion date is 2020, 4 Student life Jacksonville metropolitan area 4.1 Structure of county government South Florida Punk and Hardcore. . 5 Later years Exploration In 1996 Miami acquired the AFL team the Sacramento Attack which was renamed as the Miami Hooters (due to its association with the Florida-based Hooters restaurant chain) and it played from 1993 to 1995 in 1996 the association with the chain was completed and the team moved to West Palm Beach and renamed as the Florida Bobcats.
16 See also Class of 1997 2.1 Electronic dance music! . This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (July 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message). In 1763 Spain traded Florida to the Kingdom of Great Britain for control of Havana Cuba which had been captured by the British during the Seven Years' War it was part of a large expansion of British territory following their victory in the Seven Years' War a large portion of the Floridano population left taking along most of the remaining indigenous population to Cuba the British soon constructed the King's Road connecting St Augustine to Georgia the road crossed the St Johns River at a narrow point called Wacca Pilatka or the British name "Cow Ford" ostensibly reflecting the fact that cattle were brought across the river there, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Miami Cuban and Latino influences, 1 Etymology Florida's economy ranks among the largest in the world as of 2018 the gross state product (GSP) is about $1.0 trillion the fourth largest economy in the United States Florida is responsible for 5.0 percent of the United States' approximate $20.9 trillion gross domestic product (GDP) as of 2018 Florida's nominal GDP is larger than all but 15 countries in terms of Purchasing Power Parity it is larger than all but 24 countries in the 20th century tourism industry construction international banking biomedical and life sciences healthcare research simulation training aerospace and defense and commercial space travel have contributed to the state's economic development. The cuisine of Miami is a reflection of its diverse population with a heavy influence from Caribbean and Latin American cuisine by combining the two with American cuisine it has spawned a unique South Florida style of cooking known as Floribbean cuisine It is widely available throughout Miami and South Florida and can be found in restaurant chains such as Pollo Tropical, 8 9175 2.8 Other colleges and schools Beginnings (1800s) Sun Country Airlines Seasonal: Minneapolis/St Paul. Miami Florida Business directory National Hurricane Center/National Weather Service 1995.
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