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Everglades National Park Created and Florida Becomes Hothouse
National Geographic notes Congress established Everglades National Park spanning 2,500 square miles in Florida. The piece praises Florida’s subtropical climate as a vast plant and animal refuge with rare species, exotic fruits, and ongoing horticultural and entomological efforts supported by state and federal agencies. It highlights Dr. David Fairchild’s Coconut Grove garden tour and the rise of tropical agriculture including tung oil, avocado, and myriad imported flora.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Nhw National Playground and Game Refuge
Congress
Florida Everglades
Everglades National Park
America
Everglades
National Park Service
Department of Interior
Florida
Pensacola
Key West
Jacksonville
Big Key
Havana
Keys
France
The
Surinam
Singapore
Sam
Coconut Grove
David Fairchild
Ceylon
Central America
Hawaii
West Indies
Congo
Polynesia
Eugénie
Egypt
Miami
South
Siam
Caribbean
India
Comoro Islands
South Florida
Florida Department of Agriculture
Tallahassee
China
Gainesville
Green Cove Springs
Department of Agriculture
Mexico
Midwest
Peninsular