Florida

The Sunshine State
location map (Florida)
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American Sign Language
The names of all fifty states can be indicated by simply signing the two letters that make up their postal code, like this. Here’s another way to sign Florida.Postal Code: FL
Origin of Name: Named for the day on which it was discovered by Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon, who called it La Florida in honor of Pascua Florida, the Spanish Feast of the Flowers at Eastertime
Adjectives: Floridian
Residents Called: Floridans, Floridians
Nicknames: Sunshine State, Orange State, Everglades State, Alligator State



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