Everglades By Becca Bowser

Location Everglades Dry Season 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 Ten Thousand Island Tree Islands 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 Tree Islands Some trees are mangrove Clusters of trees form River of Grass

Culture Over 4,000years ago many settlers lived in the Everglades.

Culture Details Tequesta and Calusa Spanish explorers Seminole Lived 4,000 years ago 1st settlers Spanish explorers Early 1500 searching for gold Set up mission to Indians to Christianity Seminole 1800 lived on area Knew settlers wanted them to leave

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 Canals River 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 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