MARCO ISLAND, Fla. -. Over 15,000 people on Marco Island were without power for more than seven hours Sunday morning. Violent storm winds Saturday night caused the main transmission line feeding the island to go down, leaving many businesses and homes in the dark.
How did Florida get its name? It got its name by the Spanish words Pascua Florida meaning flowery easter. Juan Ponce De Leon, the Spanish Explorer named it this. florida received its name from when in 15 â¦ 27 DeVaca came over with Narvaez and they were looking for gold, when they just happened to stumble across this beautiful land that was bountiful with plant-life.
Primarily supporting Florida's tourism industry, this nickname references the great measure of sunshine that falls upon the state each year. The Alligator State. This nickname grew from the number of alligators that lived in the streams and swamplands of Florida. The Everglade State. Florida is home to a vast network of Everglades. The Orange State