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	USS Florida - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The third Florida was originally the screw frigate Wampanoag renamed in 1869, and sold in 1885.
		A fourth USS Florida was present at the Battle of Tayacoba during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
		The fifth Florida (BM-9) was a monitor commissioned in 1903, renamed to Tallahassee in 1908, and sold in 1922.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/USS_Florida (244 words)

	USN Ships--USS Kearsarge (1862-1894)
		USS Kearsarge, a 1550-ton Mohican class steam sloop of war, was built at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, under the 1861 Civil War emergency shipbuilding program.
		Florida, Kearsarge went to the Caribbean, then to Boston, where she received repairs before returning to Europe in April 1865 to try to intercept the ironclad CSS Stonewall.
		An effort to salvage her proved fruitless, and USS Kearsarge was stricken from the Navy List later in the year.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-k/kearsarg.htm (909 words)

	USS Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The third Florida was originally the screw frigate Wampanoag renamed in 1869, and sold in 1885.
		A fourth USS Florida was present at the Battle of Tayacoba during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
		The fifth Florida (BM-9) was a monitor commissioned in 1903, renamed to Tallahassee in 1908, and sold in 1922.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Florida (207 words)

	Wampanoag
		USS Neshaminy, a 3850-ton steam frigate of the first rate, was built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, as part of a Civil War program of large, very fast, steam cruisers.
		In 1869 she was examined by a board which found her hull so twisted and her construction so poor that it was decided not to finish her.
		USS Chattanooga, a 3043-ton steam sloop, was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the smallest of a group of large, very fast, steam cruisers begun during the Civil War.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/wampanoag.htm (3731 words)

	Florida from A-Z (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Florida has experience several EARTHQUAKES in the past 200 years, but it is considered one of the most geologically stable regions in the country.
		Florida has a wide variety of VEGETATION which has evolved in relation to fire, and many plant communities depend on fire for their continued existence.
		The geography of Florida is such that the entire state is considered to be within the coastal zone, and it is considered a peninsula because it is surrounded on 3 sides by water.
	www.geocities.com /statesaz/Florida.html (4065 words)

	USS Florida - TheBestLinks.com - Battleship, June 1, May 31, Ohio class submarine, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The fourth Florida (BM-9) was a monitor commissioned in 1903, renamed to Tallahassee in 1908, and sold in 1922.
		The fifth Florida (BB-30) was a battleship commissioned 1911 and scrapped in 1932.
		The sixth Florida (SSBN-728) is an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, commissioned in 1983.
	www.thebestlinks.com /USS_Florida.html (239 words)

	Museum Collection: First Families @ Florida OCHP
		Before the first mansion was built, Florida's governors and their families had lived in a variety of private residences in Tallahassee.
		While in office, Florida's first families have used the mansion as a private residence and as a setting in which to extend the state's hospitality to tourists and official visitors.
		This fancy military hat, circa 1889, with a Florida state seal button on the cockade, was worn by Colonel Charles Choate, a member of the honorary military staff of Governor Francis P. Fleming.
	dhr.dos.state.fl.us /museum/collections/families/mansionlife.cfm (2260 words)

	History of USS Florida BB-30
		The first Florida was a sloop, which served on survey duty on the southern coast of the United States between 1824 and 1831.
		The second Florida, a sidewheel steamer, was purchased and commissioned on 05 October 1861, with Lieutenant J. Goldsborough in command.
		The fifth Florida (BB-30) was launched 12 May 1910 at the New York Navy Yard, sponsored by Miss E. Fleming, daughter of a former Florida Governor; and commissioned 15 September 1911, Captain H. Knapp in command.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Quarters/3044/history.html (1752 words)

	Jasper Dykes Letter
		The Florida Atlantic and Gulf RR linked the St. Johns River port of Jacksonville to the tobacco and cotton plantations near Marianna in the panhandle of Florida.
		On April 30, 1863, the 2nd Florida Cavalry was assigned to the District of East Florida, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
		The first week of February 1865, a detachment of Company's B and H of the 2nd Florida Cavalry along with Company H of the 5th Florida Battalion, under the command of Capt. Dickison was in pursuit of a Yankee raiding party under the command of a Col. Wilcoxon of the 17th Conn. Volunteers.
	www.florida-scv.org /Camp1360/jasper_dykes_letter.htm (9338 words)

	Admirale
		During the Quasi-War with France, he was commissioned a Lieutenant in the United States Navy on 9 March 1798 and joined the frigate United States for a cruise in the West Indies; in 1802 he served against Tripoli, first as executive officer of the Constellation and then as commander of the Siren.
		During the Mexican War, he commanded the brig USS Somers in the Gulf of Mexico and barely survived drowning when his ship capsized in a storm off Vera Cruz in December 1846.
		On 19 June 1864, Semmes took her to sea to fight the Union cruiser USS Kearsarge and was wounded when she was sunk in action.
	www.bigcountry.de /Admirale.htm (2947 words)

	The City of Hollywood, Florida - Records and Archives Divison
		Jackson was also the first pre-territorial governor of Florida in 1821.
		Edward Aylsworth Perry (1831-1889) was Florida’s 14th state governor from 1885 to 1889.
		John Henry Eaton (1790-1856) Secretary of War in President Jackson's cabinet, was appointed as the second territorial governor of Florida, serving 1834-1836.
	www.hollywoodfl.org /records_archives/ARC.asp?DeptN=ARC&PageX=streets (2160 words)

	Research \| Ybor City Museum
		Ybor (then 68) wished to move his operations to Florida's west coast from Key West to escape labor unrest and limitations on space for expansion of the industry.
		This was to be the determining factor in V.M. Ybor's decision to relocate his cigar Manufacturing enterprise to the area.
		The precipitating event in 1898, which culminated in war, was the destruction of the USS Battleship Maine in Havana harbor in February of 1898.
	www.ybormuseum.org /research/ybor-city.html (1423 words)

	Yulee Railroad Days Celebration:History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Florida Railroad and other approved roads were granted a “200 feet right-of-way through state lands and alternate sections of land six miles deep on both sides of the railroad.” Financing was a constant problem for Yulee.
		By 1872, the Florida Railroad, known as The Atlantic, Gulf and West India Transit Company and familiarly known as “The Transit Road,” had successfully opened the interior of Florida to settlers, who by 1880 were shipping lumber, naval stores, and their crops of rice, cotton, fruit, and vegetables by rail to markets.
		When the railroad was completed in 1861, however, Florida's entry into the newly formed Confederate States of America and the outbreak of the Civil War ended all prospects of establishing the state as a hub for international commerce.
	www.yuleerailroaddays.org /about.asp?page_id=2&n=2 (4350 words)

	Local History of the Pensacola Area
		Rural cemeteries in Escambia County, Florida - 1826-1950
		A Short History of Florida - Florida's Role in the Civil War: "Supplier of the Confederacy".
		Pensacola, Florida - By Charles Henry Bliss, 1894.
	www.pensacolasgreatest.com /History.html (1348 words)

	June 8
		The eruption lasted for 8 months, expelled 4.5 cubic miles of lava, causing a famine and the death of nearly 10,000 people.
		1869 - I.W. McGaffe patented the suction type vacuum cleaner in Chicago.
		1959 - The U.S. mail was sent from the submarine USS Barbero to Jacksonville, Florida via a Regulus missile.
	www.lafn.org /av/Months/June/Jun8.html (176 words)

	Disappearances 1901-1925
		The USS Niña, a 4th rate iron screw steamer, was laid down by Reaney, Son, and Archbold, Chester, Pennsylvania in 1864.
		The USS Nina ultimately foundered at sea during a storm on 6 February 1910.
		U.S.S. - This is one of the classic Bermuda Triangle disappearances.
	byerly.org /bt2.htm (3812 words)

	USS Pawnee
		She took part in the occupation of Fernandina, Fla. 3 March 1862, and assisted in the operations on Stono River, S.C. 2830 May. Early in November she proceeded north for repairs arriving Philadelphia on the 10th.
		On 17 May 1869, she sailed for home, arrived Portsmouth 9 July, and decommissioned 22 July.
		She transferred to Norfolk Va. 6 December 1869 where she was converted to a hospital and storeship.
	www.multied.com /navy/MISC/pawnee.html (734 words)

	A History of Ships Named Enterprise
		USS Enterprise was forced to jettison her armament in order to escape.
		USS Enterprise might easily have been sunk had it not been for the anti-aircraft gunfire of the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57), which shot down a record 26 aircraft that day, a record which still stands.
		Planes from the USS Enterprise, the USS Essex (CV-9), the USS Intrepid (CV-11), USS Cabot (CVL-28), and USS Franklin (CV-13) sink the battleship Musashi.
	starchive.cs.umanitoba.ca /?SNE (6524 words)

	Ship Accidents
		Cuba, Port of Havana: battleship USS Maine was destroyed by an explosion and sank; 261 people died, 94 survived, many with injuries; after the alleged mine explosion within 70 days the US declared and fought its first overseas war against Spain.
		Atlantic: a fire on the Cunard Line Ldt.'s "Vistafjord" en route from Florida to Portugal was caused by a short circuit in the laundry equipment.
		The vessel with 991 passengers and crew aboard was diverted to Freeport in the Bahamas.
	www.emergency-management.net /ship_acc.htm (3999 words)

	The FReeper Foxhole Studies Ship Naming in the United States Navy - June 27th, 2003
		The law stated that battleships had to bear state names; to comply with this, monitors and armored cruisers were renamed for cities within their respective name states to free the names of their states for assignment to new battleships.
		The monitors Florida and Nevada, for instance, became Tallahassee and Tonopah, while the armored cruisers Maryland and West Virginia became Frederick and Huntington.
		USS England was named in honor of Ensign John Charles England, USNR, who was killed in action on board USS Oklahoma (BB-37) during the 7 December 1941 Pearl Harbor air raid.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-vetscor/936528/posts (9141 words)

	USS Mohican
		The first Mohican a steam sloop of war, was laid down by Portsmouth Navy Yard, N.H., in August 1858, Iaunched 15 February 1859; and commissioned 29 November 1869, Comdr.
		Assigned to the African Squadron, Mohican departed Portsmouth 19 January 1860 for the South Atlantic and for the next year and one-half cruised on patrol against pirates and slavers off the coasts of Africa and at times Brazil.
		The warship made one cruise to Siberia and the northwest coast during the summer of 1869 and then departed 11 October to cruise to Hawaii, returning 11 January 1870.
	www.multied.com /navy/CWNavy/mohican.html (708 words)

	August14_1862 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		He reported for duty to the New York Navy Yard and sometime in mid-January 1862 was assigned to the USS Monitor, then under construction at the Continental Iron Works in Greenpoint, Long Island.
		He assumed an identity as a retired major, and was known by the title, "Major" by many of the residents of Mayport.
		A letter commemorating the anniversary of the Monitor’s battle with the CSS Virginia was signed ‘Monitor." Ill throughout 1885 with what he assumed was asthma, Keeler was diagnosed with heart disease from which he died on February 27, 1886.
	home.att.net /~monitornms/field/August14_1862.html (678 words)

	Clubs And Activities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is operated by Audubon of Florida and is famous among wildlife watchers and photographers for its birds, wildlife, scenery, flora and fauna, and the world's largest stand of cypress trees.
		The Myles Standish Colony of the Mayflower Descendants in Florida is for members from other colonies and states, spouses and friends, along with anyone who believes they may have a Mayflower bloodline.
		The USS St. Paul Association is contacting former crew members for its 10th reunion, beginning Aug. 27 in Portland, Ore. Write to George M. Takis Jr., secretary, 125 Spaulding Ave.
	www.marcoeagle.com /02/03/marco/d764176a.htm (4023 words)

	List of ships of the United States Navy - Gurupedia
		USS Delaware (1776, 1798, 1820, 1861, 1869, BB-28)
		USS Enterprise (1775, 1776, 1799, 1831, 1874, CV-6, CVN-65)
		USS Washington (schooner, row galley, frigate, galley, 1814, 1833, 1837, ACR-11, BB-47,
	www.gurupedia.com /l/li/list_of_ships_of_the_united_states_navy.htm (577 words)

	The Mariners' Museum - Monitor: History and Legacy
		She was launched on December 22, 1864 but not completed until 1866 in New Orleans.
		On June 15, 1869 she was named the Vesivius and on August 10, 1869 renamed the Wyandotte.
		Between the years 1870-1872, the Wyandott was laid up at Key West, Florida, and the Philadelphia Navy Yard, In 1873-1874 she went through extensive repairs by John Roach, Chester, PA. 1876 she was assigned to the North Atlantic Squadron off the east coast until 1879.
	www.mariner.org /monitor/08_legacy/class_monitor_15.html (192 words)

	Amphitrite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		USS AMPHITRITE (BM-2), MONADNOCK (BM-3) and TERROR (BM-4) were monitors, a turreted armored warship, slow and with a very limited cruising range.
		Previously, another ship that had received the name of TONAWANDA was used as training ship at Annapolis (1866-72) and later renamed as AMPHITRITE (15 May 1869) and officially "rebuilt" as USS AMPHITRITE (BM 2), but in reality she was scrapped and replaced (1874) by a "new" AMPHITRITE, a 3990-ton double-turret monitor.
		Later, she was towed to Florida for the same purpose.
	www.spanamwar.com /Amphitrite.htm (1028 words)

	USA
		USS Birmingham (CL 2, CL 62, SSN 695)
		USS Enterprise (1775, 1776, 1799, 1831, CV 6, CVN 65)
		USS Yorktown (CV 5, CV 10, CG 48)
	www.websters-online-dictionary.com /definition/english/US/USA.html (6347 words)

	Clubs and Activities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is operated by Audubon of Florida and is world famous among wildlife watchers and photographers for its birds, wildlife, scenery, flora and fauna, including the world's largest stand of cypress trees.
		Crankshaw is a graduate of Stetson University in DeLand, FL with a degree in history and political science.
		The USS Samuel N. Moore DD 747 Association is attempting to locate all former crew members, to inform them of its Year 2001 Reunion in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 17 to 20.
	www.marcoeagle.com /01/03/marco/d555598a.htm (3500 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Dark spot on water surface indicates end-point of invisible funnel emanating from short protrusion on right-center of cloud base.
		Waterspout seen from an aircraft in the Florida Keys.
		A full discussion of this waterspout is in "Life Cycle of Florida Keys' Waterspouts" by Joseph H. Golden, NOAA Technical Memorandum ERL NSSL-70, 1974.
	www.photolib.noaa.gov /historic/nws/nwind7.htm (780 words)

	National Marine Sanctuary News - Monitor Mission 1999
		In 1869 daughter Clara was born, and son George followed in 1873.
		When the Florida's captain was taken ill, Greene once again assumed command, but once again was replaced by an older, more experienced commander and resumed his position as executive officer.
		Greene left the Florida on September 20, 1863, to be married to Mary Willis Dearth of Bristol, Rhode Island.
	www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov /news/features/news9908monitor.html (11243 words)

	Return to Ed Cone's Home Page
		He reinlisted in Company K, 2nd Florida Calvary and was paroled
		He served as a member of the Florida Legislature in 1885 and 1886.
		At present (1900) he is a lieutenant on board the USS Prairie.
	home.alltel.net /edcone/william-jr.html (314 words)

	Confederate States' Ships
		Atlanta (C.S. Navy Ironclad Ram, 1862-1863), later USS Atlanta (1864-1869)
		Florida (C.S. Navy Gunboat, 1861-1864), renamed Selma in 1862.
		Selma (C.S. Navy Gunboat, 1861-1864), named Florida in 1861-62.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-us-cs/csa-sh/csa-name.htm (416 words)

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