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  2. Florida's 15th congressional district - Wikipedia

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    Florida's 15th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and is located in the northeastern suburbs of Tampa, including parts of Hillsborough, Pasco, and Polk counties. The district includes Plant City and Zephyrhills , as well as parts of Tampa city proper , Brandon , and Lakeland .

  3. Tampa, Florida - Wikipedia

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    With an estimated population of 403,364 in 2023, Tampa is the 49th-most populous city in the country and the third-most populous city in Florida after Jacksonville and Miami. Tampa was founded as a military center during the 19th century with the establishment of Fort Brooke. The cigar industry was also brought to the city by Vincente Martinez ...

  4. Florida's 10th congressional district - Wikipedia

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    Florida's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. It was reassigned in 2012, effective January 3, 2013, from the Gulf Coast to inland Central Florida . Before 2017, the district included parts of western Orange County , most of Lake County , as well as a northern section of Polk County .

  5. Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

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    Website. flhsmv.gov. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) is a statutorily established [1] cabinet agency of Florida government. [2] In 1969, under Governor Claude Kirk, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Safety were merged forming the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. [3]

  6. West Palm Beach, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Tri-Rail provides commuter rides north to Mangonia Park and south to Miami. All Aboard Florida began track upgrades in 2015 in preparation for higher-speed passenger service serving Miami, Florida through Orlando, FL. Service on All Aboard Florida's Brightline service from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale began on January 12, 2018. [108]

  7. History of Florida - Wikipedia

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    A shell midden at Enterprise, Florida in 1875.. The foundation of Florida was located in the continent of Gondwana at the South Pole 650 million years ago (Mya). When Gondwana collided with the continent of Laurentia 300 Mya, it had moved further north. 200 Mya, the merged continents containing what would be Florida, had moved north of the equator.

  8. Spanish Florida - Wikipedia

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    Southern South Carolina. Spanish Florida (Spanish: La Florida) was the first major European land-claim and attempted settlement-area in northern America during the European Age of Discovery. La Florida formed part of the Captaincy General of Cuba, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and the Spanish Empire during Spanish colonization of the Americas.

  9. Orange County, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Orange County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Florida.As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 1,429,908, making it the fifth-most populous county in Florida and the 28th-most populous county in the United States.