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Fort Lauderdale, Florida is known as the Venice of America because the city has 185 miles of local waterways. |
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Palm Beach has some of the most expensive homes in America. Multi-million dollar estates are commonplace and neighbors may include celebrity figures such as Donald Trump, Jimmy Buffet and Rush Limbaugh. |
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May 20, 1970 Florida lawmakers passed and sent to the Governor a bill adopting the moonstone as the official state gem. Ironically, the moonstone is not found naturally in Florida...nor was it found on the moon. |
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