Florida Spectacular
Take a weekly trip across Florida with authors Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby and discover a side of Florida you never knew existed. From the scallops in Panhandle bays to the Hemingway cats in Key West, every week's a Florida adventure.
Florida Spectacular
Episode 162: The Gadsden Flag, Florida History, and No Step on Snek
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A look at the history of Florida's role in the American revolution, the history of the Gadsden flag, and why Floridians hated everything for which it stood when it was a symbol of the American Revolution.
Links We Mentioned & Further Reading:
Don't Tread on Me post about the license plate and Florida history
Florida Frontiers podcast about early Florida history
Florida Veterans Foundation
Don't Tread on Anyone version of the flag
Gadsden/Tampa Connection
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