was tavares really supposed to be the capitol of florida?
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The founding of Tallahassee as capitol was largely a matter of convenience. In 1821, Florida was ceded by Spain to the United States. A territorial government was established, but the impracticalities of alternately meeting in St. Augustine and Pensacola — the two largest cities in the territory at the time — led territorial governor William Pope Duval to appoint two commissioners to establish a more central meeting place.\n\nIn October of 1823, John Lee Williams of Pensacola and Dr. William Simmons of St. Augustine selected the former Indian settlement of Tallahassee as a suitable place due to its location halfway between the two cities. Their decision was also based on its location near a waterfall — now referred to as the Capital Cascades — and its status as the old capital of the Apalachee chiefdom. In March of 1824, it was formally proclaimed the capital. Florida did not become a state, however, until 1845. It doesn't seem as if serious consideration was given to locating the capital at Tavares.
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I thought florida didn't have sales tax
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Yes for sure, he is going to flourish in Miami, and they just gave up a second rounder is priceless. He originally played for UCF a Florida team.
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The refs, the NBA so called league officials and D. Wade( the only heat player that truly deseves credit for the title) were the only true reasons that the heat have the title in Miami.  It is no secret that the NBA League officials do not ever want to see Mark Cuban and the MAVS with a NBA title and will at any cost make sure that it does not happen.  I wish there was something that could be done about the unfair treatment of the MAVS and other teams in the NBA, but of course we are just the fans, and they are the ones in control, and ultimatly decide the outcome of every FINALS.  This is not the first time this has happened and won't be the last, as long as these league OFFICIALS (CHOKE! CHOKE!) are deciding how things are done.
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Other guy is wrong.\n\nIt's Montgomery.\n\nIt's my state, I know the capitol.
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Tamiami is a combination of the words "Tampa" and "Miami"
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No, he hasnt played for the Miami Dolphins. Trade rumors may lead you to believe he did or confuse you with all the talk about him going to either Denver or Miami but has never played for the Miami Dolphins.
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The manatee is definitely still endangered. In fact you may read more about this issue AND SIGN THE PETITION via the link that I have attached below. (ur welcome)\n \nUnfortunately, most of our governing body here in FL who's names all somehow end in "Bush" don't value the fragile environment whatsoever... \n\nnew anti-environmental laws are being made in this state on an almost weekly basis.\n\nBut never fear - reason is here!\n\n*This has been a broadcast from the intelligent rebels network of South Florida.
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This is the second day after the arrest of the Florida 7 and already I have reservations about what is going on. Could be that it is strictly political because of the November elections. At the time of the writing  this, it looks more and more like an episode of the Keystone Cops and some innocent people may get hurt. I believe that more people should read Orwell's 1984 !
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Poor management by the MLS.  This was during the "Americanization" phase of the MLS, with penalty shootouts to settle ties, funny team names and the clock counting down to zero.  This in effect had the result opposite of "preaching to the choir" that is ignoring the choir all together, where the largest groups interested in soccer where somewhat ignored in hopes of garnering new fans.  An example of this would be the choices in stadiums.  Tampa played in the Buccaneers' stadium, way too large and unaccommodating for the Mutiny's needs.  The Fusion had their games in Fort Lauderdale, far away from a large segment of the fan base in Miami ( a more central location between the two cities would have been better ) in a rather unimpressive stadium.  Finally, at the time of their axing, these two teams where far away from the other ones in the MLS, so it was also a cost cutting measure for time and travelling.
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Egads! Are you STILL dwelling on this? IT WAS 6 YEARS AGO! Look ahead and quit living in the past.\n\nYeah... Bush "cheated" by finding a way to control every voting machine in the state of Florida! Not just that, but the Republican party had to rig the rest of the states so ONLY Florida would be left to decide the vote, just so his brother could change things if it didn't work out!\n\nOne small, teensy, miniscule little problem... THE PRESIDENCY IS DECIDED ON ELECTORAL VOTES, NOT POPULAR VOTES!!!! Nobody has bothered to come up with the method of cheating THERE.\n\nInstead, the Liberal press and conspiracy theorists seem to enjoy telling everyone how the voting public in Florida was "misled" or (love this one) "disenfranchised"!! HEY, FLORIDA!! Don't you love how the rest of the nation is being told how absolutely STUPID you are; that you don't even know how to vote for a candidate of your choice??\n\nNow, will people give up this crap and focus on REAL life, HERE AND NOW???\n\nRascal77s: I did bare my teeth a little bit, but I didn't really mean to take a bite. Oh, well... blame it on me being an old, cranky conservative. ;-)
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no there was not.  Just a championship game\nb
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The information on the website listed below, along with others, suggests a number of factors contributed to Florida's decision to secede from the Union.  First, Florida had a plantation economy which by necessity depended on slave labor; this allied them economically with the other states in the Deep South.  Second, politically many Floridians favored giving power to the states, as opposed to the federal government, a view which again allied them with the states of the Deep South, particularly South Carolina and Georgia.  Third, (and this is my own surmise) geography probably played a part in the decision: should Florida remain a part of the Union and war ensue, it would be cut off from the rest of the Union through land routes and might become a popular staging ground for attacks into the underbelly of the South, with Union troops arriving by sea.
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is the home team from miami? lol
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The FL legislature starts here.\nhttp://www.leg.state.fl.us/Welcome/index.cfm
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He was given a condominium by an unknown person in Florida. That REALLY is the truth. He lives in Dade County Florida and works as a insurance broker.
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Interesting question - written to provoke.  Of course Florida is not the best in *all* respects - certainly one of the worst for winter-wonderland-vacation-spots ...\n\nWhy is this thing cutting off my last word: s p o t above??\n\nMy opinion is that the whole state smells like a damp basement.