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Blue Spring State Park is a state park near Orange City, Florida in the United States. The park is a popular tourist destination; available activities include canoeing, kayaking, fishing, camping, hiking, and swimming. The spring is the largest on the the St. Johns River and serves as the winter home of many Florida manatees that come up the St. Johns to bask in the warm waters of the springs. State park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. ...
Orange City is a city located in Volusia County, Florida. ...
State nickname: Everglade State, Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd) - Land 137,374 km² - Water 30,486 km² (17. ...
The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...
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Species Trichechus inunguis Trichechus manatus Trichechus senegalensis Manatees (family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large aquatic mammals sometimes known as sea cows. ...
History
The spring was visited by botanist John Bartram in 1766. John Bartram (March 23, 1699 – September 22, 1777) was an American botanist. ...
Events January 1 - Great Britain as King Charles III and figurehead for Jacobitism. ...
The park was acquired by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in 1972 to kick-start its Manatee Protection Program. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...
See also The U.S. state of Florida has 158 state parks. ...
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