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Everglades
By Becca Bowser
Location
Region-Southeast
State-Florida
Capital-Tallahassee
Longitude-80°N
Latitude-25°E
Everglades
Dry Season
Park Facts
The park was established in 1947, by
Harry S. Truman
Marjory Stone Douglas was trying to save
the Everglades too
Landforms
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Ten Thousand Island
River of Grass
– Located in the northwest quadrant of the
national park
– Islands takes up one fifth of the park
– Some of the islands names are Gumbo Limbo
Trail, Flamingo, Royal Palm, Loop road, Eco
road and others
– Covers 1,400,533 acres of the southwestern
tip of Florida’s peninsula
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Tree Islands
– Some trees are mangrove
– Clusters of trees form
Culture
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Over 4,000years ago many settlers lived in the
Everglades.
Culture Details
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Tequesta and Calusa
Lived 4,000 years ago
 1st settlers
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Spanish explorers
Early 1500 searching for gold
 Set up mission to Indians to Christianity
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Seminole
1800 lived on area
 Knew settlers wanted them to leave
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Waterways
• The Everglades takes up 5,000 miles that
is why it is one of the largest swamp areas
in the world.
Waterways Details
• Swamps
– One of the swamps in the Everglades is Big
Cypress.
– 40 miles wide, 100 miles long, 3 inches deep
• Canals
– Canals flow through Lake Okeechobee
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• River
– One of the rivers is called Shark River Chickee
Rocks and Minerals
 There is limestone and sand at the bottom
of the Everglades.
Rocks and Minerals Details
 Limestone
 Limestone is the most found mineral in the
Everglades
 Sand
 The Everglades has the tiniest bit of sand in it
 Both
 Limestone and a little bit of sand is at the
bottom of the Everglades