Although Galveston Island has been occupied since the early 1500s, the city was not created until 1836, when Canadian Michel Menard purchased a Because of...
If you’re looking for a fun-and-sun-filled land/cruise vacation, Port Canaveral just may be the ideal destination. Located a mere 35 miles from Orlando and its...
Northeastern Florida was a popular place during the 16th century: It was repeatedly fought over by the Spanish, French and British. Spain claimed Pascua Florida...
The original inhabitants of the area now known as Fort Lauderdale were the Seminole Indians. The city itself was named for Major William Lauderdale, who...
South Carolina was created in 1710 when King Charles I divided the Carolina territory into two states, north and south. The first permanent English settlement...