The first school house in the Lorida community, the Sunnyland School, was built on this site in 1925. A 1933 hurricane destroyed the school, and the Civilian Conservation Corps rebuilt it using the original plans and identical materials. The school . . . — — Map (db m229355) HM
Florida's endemic species are plants and animals found nowhere else in the world. One example is the endangered Florida goldenaster whose range consists of five Florida counties: Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Hardee, and Highlands Counties. . . . — — Map (db m275612) HM
In 1881, Jonathan Skipper settled in this forest known as “Hooker’s Hammock.” He and wife Letitia, purchased claim to this property, cleared land for their home, planted orange trees, and built livestock holding pens. He also gave five acres of . . . — — Map (db m299192) HM
In honor of The U.S.S. Highlands (APA 119) and Her Gallant Crew For service in the Pacific during WWII donated by The Citizens of Highlands County Dedicated October 5, 1993 — — Map (db m157289) WM
Before and during World War II, the aviation industry was vulnerable
to adverse weather conditions, particularly thunderstorms. In 1945,
Congress mandated the nation’s first large-scale, scientific study of
thunderstorms. The Thunderstorm Project . . . — — Map (db m134868) HM
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