Florence Nightingale was born into an upper class British family in 1820 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. She was named after the town where she was born. The family moved back to London when Florence was a young girl. She was a Unitarian. Although her parents expected her to become a wife and a mother, in 1845 she decided to become a nurse.
San Leon, Texas. San Leon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,970 at the 2010 census.
A Houston businessman named Joe Eagle purchased the ghost town of North Galveston and changed its name back to San Leon. Eagle renovated the hotel, and initiated drawbridge and school construction. The area became known for fig and citrus orchards, until the Depression and freezing temperatures hurt production.