38 Facts About Florida Everglades

Portions of the Florida Everglades were transformed into farmland, where the primary crop was sugarcane.

The name "Florida Everglades" first appeared on a map in 1823, although it was spelled as "Ever Glades" as late as 1851.

The properties of the rock underneath the Florida Everglades can be explained by the geologic history of the state.

The crust underneath Florida Everglades was at one point part of the African region of the supercontinent Gondwana.

Volcanic activity centered on the eastern side of Florida Everglades covered the prevalent sedimentary rock with igneous rock.

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When Florida Everglades was part of Africa, it was initially above water, but during the cooler Jurassic Period, the Florida Everglades Platform became a shallow marine environment in which sedimentary rocks were deposited.

Geologic formations that have the most influence on the Florida Everglades are the Miami Limestone and the Fort Thompson Formation.

Metropolitan areas of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach are located on a rise in elevation along the eastern coast of Florida Everglades, called the Eastern Coastal Ridge, that was formed as waves compressed ooids into a single formation.

Consistent Everglades flooding is fed by the extensive Kissimmee, Caloosahatchee, Miami, Myakka, and Peace Rivers in central Florida.

Soil deposits in the Florida Everglades basin indicate that peat is deposited where the land is flooded consistently throughout the year.

Climate of South Florida Everglades is located across the broad transition zone between subtropical and tropical climates.

The area recognized as the Florida Everglades, prior to drainage, was a web of marshes and prairies 4,000 square miles in size.

Fresh water saturated the limestone that underlies the Florida Everglades, eroding some of it away, and created springs and sinkholes.

Layers of charcoal have been detected in the peat in portions of the Florida Everglades that indicate the region endured severe fires for years at a time, although this trend seems to have abated since the last occurrence in 940 BC.

The iconic water and sawgrass combination in the shallow river 100 miles long and 60 miles wide that spans from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay is often referred to as the "true Everglades" or just "the Glades".

Some driest land in the Florida Everglades is pineland ecosystem, located in the highest part of the Florida Everglades with little to no hydroperiod.

Florida Everglades mangroves serve as nurseries for crustaceans and fish, and rookeries for birds.

Paleo-Indians came to Florida Everglades probably following large game that included giant sloths, saber-toothed cats, and spectacled bears.

Florida Everglades Indians developed into three distinct but similar cultures that were named for the bodies of water near where they were located: Okeechobee, Caloosahatchee, and Glades.

Military penetration of southern Florida Everglades offered the opportunity to map a poorly understood and largely unknown part of the country.

An 1840 expedition into the Florida Everglades offered the first printed account for the general public to read about the Florida Everglades.

Florida Everglades sent his observations to the New Orleans Times-Democrat.

Florida Everglades quickly formed a committee to consolidate grants to pay for any attempts, though the Civil War and Reconstruction halted progress until after 1877.

Florida Everglades called the future of South Florida the "Empire of the Everglades".

Land in the Florida Everglades was being sold for $15 an acre a month after Broward died.

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Plumes from Florida Everglades wading birds could be found in Havana, New York City, London, and Paris.

Salt ocean water intruded into Miami's wells; when the city brought in an expert to explain why, he discovered that the water in the Florida Everglades was the area's groundwater—here, it appeared on the surface.

In 1939, a million acres of Florida Everglades burned, and the black clouds of peat and sawgrass fires hung over Miami.

Scientists who took soil samples before draining did not take into account that the organic composition of peat and muck in the Florida Everglades make it prone to soil subsidence when it becomes dry.

Idea of a national park for the Everglades was pitched in 1928, when a Miami land developer named Ernest F Coe established the Everglades Tropical National Park Association.

Florida Everglades characterized the Everglades as a river instead of a stagnant swamp.

One of the defining characteristics of natural Florida Everglades ecology is its ability to support itself in a nutrient-poor environment, and the introduction of fertilizers began to alter the plant life in the region.

Graham announced that by 2000 the Florida Everglades would be restored as closely as possible to its pre-drainage state.

The naturally occurring bacteria that reduce sulfur in the Florida Everglades ecosystem were transforming the mercury into methylmercury, and it was bioaccumulating through the food chain.

Florida Everglades Forever Act, introduced by Governor Lawton Chiles in 1994, was an attempt to legislate the lowering of phosphorus in Florida Everglades waterways.

Brazilian pepper, or Florida holly, has wreaked havoc on the Everglades, exhibiting a tendency to spread rapidly and to crowd out native species of plants as well as to create inhospitable environments for native animals.

In 2008, the State of Florida Everglades agreed to buy US Sugar and all of its manufacturing and production facilities for an estimated $1.

Florida Everglades officials indicated they intended to allow US Sugar to process for six more years before dismissing its employees and dismantling the plant.