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The Olustee Battlefield State Historic Site commemorates the largest battle fought in Florida during the American Civil War. |
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Neil Smith and his brother of Montverde, Florida developed the first Snapper riding lawn mower. |
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Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West, Florida was built between 1845 and 1866. Controlled by the Union during the Civil War, the fort was the home base for a successful blockade of Confederate ships that some historians say shortened the conflict by a full year. |
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