After at least five attempts since statehood in 1845, Florida officially unveiled an accurate state seal Tuesday, eliminating all vestiges of earlier versions that suggested towering mountains ...

DID YOU KNOW: "In God We Trust" was adopted by the Florida legislature as part of the state seal in 1868. ... Florida's official state symbols range from alligators to orange juice.

Florida’s state flag, a red cross over a white field with the state seal in the center, is just one of the many symbols of the Sunshine State. Some are designated by the Legislature, others by ...

Between 1868 and 1900, Florida's state flag consisted of a white field with the state seal in the center. ... From fish to flowers, these are the official state symbols of Florida.

For instance, take the official state pie (Key Lime, of course). While most of the state symbols have been around for a while, the north and south pie fight between legislators (northerners wanted ...

Under the rule approved Monday, the seal would still include other non-American flags that flew over Florida, including the 1513 Spanish flag, the 1564 French flag and the 1763 flag of Great Britain.

State governments and businesses around the U.S. have removed Confederate symbols since Dylann Roof was accused in June of killing nine black church members in Charleston, South Carolina. Roof ...

Section 15.03 of the Florida Statutes in addition to specifying elements of the Great Seal, provides that the Department of State shall be the custodian of it, and that the Department of State ...

The Florida Senate will likely jettison the Confederate battle flag from the chamber's official seal.The Senate Rules Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to revise the Senate seal that now ...

Florida was probably the most useless state to the Confederacy. Our population was small, our land was hard to secure, and the biggest thing we really contributed to that controversial cause was salt.