History across Florida Cities

This page aggregates 30 history pages published across 10 Florida cities on Digital Towns, covering founding and pioneer eras, indigenous heritage, settler families, agricultural periods, and landmark events. Sebastian leads in depth with 14 pages — including documentation of the Ais people, the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet, the citrus and pineapple era, and early settler families. The remaining 9 cities — Miami, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Vero Beach, Jacksonville, and Melbourne — each contribute one or two pages covering founding periods and city-level historical overviews.

Source material on this platform is drawn from city government records, local historical societies, published journalism, and agency reports. Pages document verifiable facts: dates, named individuals, recorded events, and mapped locations. Oral tradition and unverified local legend are excluded unless independently corroborated by primary sources.