Explore the fascinating world of animal species found only in Florida. From the elusive Florida panther to the tiny Key deer and rare Miami blue butterfly, this episode of Tales From South Florida takes you on a nostalgic journey through the wild side of the Sunshine State.

PLUS: stay tuned to the end for the first of our FLORIDA FUN FACTS

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Every day we travel from Broward County to Miami-Dade County to Monroe County, but have you ever stopped to wonder why the counties have those names? I have. Come with me, your host Bill Monty, to Take a TALK Down Memory Lane and explore the origins of Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties in South Florida, tracing their names to key historical figures and events. From early U.S. territorial expansion to the Seminole Wars and the transformation of the Everglades, the episode connects the region’s geography to its deeper historical roots.

Mentioned in This Episode: The Cooley Massacre

#SouthFloridahistory #BrowardCounty #DadeCounty #MonroeCounty #Floridahistory #Everglades# NapoleonBonaparteBroward #FrancisLDade #JamesMonroe #Florida #Seminole Wars #SouthFloridapodcast

References (General Historical Sources):

· Florida state historical archives

· National Park Service – Everglades history

· Florida Memory Project

· U.S. historical records on the Second Seminole War

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It was a time like no other in recent memory. By the time it ended hundreds of thousands of college students were coming to Fort Lauderdale to spend their spring Break in the surf and the sun and living life to its fullest.

How did the annual ritual of Spring Break begin, what catapulted it and Fort Lauderdale into the national spotlight and what ended it?

Take a TALK down memory lane as we revisit a time of wet t-shirt contests, teeny-weeny bikini contests and the clubs that presented them.

It's The Tale of Fort Lauderdale Spring Break

2.28.24

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