Florida Frontiers

In July 1969, the USA sent three men to the moon and returned them safely to the earth. Florida's Space Coast played a vital role in making this historic milestone happen.

When the United States joined World War I in 1917, Florida was still a relatively small state but it was significantly impacted by the conflict.

At the time of European contact, dozens of indigenous groups with sophisticated cultures occupied Florida.

In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe was the most famous writer in America. By 1867, she was living and working in Florida.

Free black communities were established in Spanish Colonial Florida as enslaved people escaped from British colonies to the north.

In 1885, the tradition of offering a progressive, liberal arts education in Florida began in Winter Park, at Rollins College.