MultiMedia Post

Florida has seen many things forced to come, and forced to go. Both The Swamp by Grunwald, and Land of Sunshine State of Dreams show how everything was essentially forced to be removed, or come to Florida. From trying to force the Native Americans to leave, to draining essential wetlands that were previously regarded as wasteland, and even using DDT to forcibly remove mosquitoes. To Walt Disney being forced out of his 80 acre Disneyland, to expand to his 27,000 acre Disney World. Florida has seen its fare share of expatriation. In this multimedia presentation i will address these issues.



This map shows the population distribution throughout Florida in the 1890's. It's hard to believe that in most of Miami there were less than two people per square mile.


The map on this site shows the old flow of the everglades, and the current flow of the everglades. Even the water had to be sent into exile.

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This map shows all of the man made ways we have somehow tried to contain or exile the everglades.



It is amazing how massive an operation it was to clear the land, and build on of the worlds biggest attractions on top of a swamp.



This was a promo for Disney World, the amusement park that ended all other amusment parks in Florida, forcing them to disappear.

Imaginary Florida: Multimedia Companion Project Sample II

This is a quick and dirty sample of Multimedia Companion that students in RP 300 Florida History have the option to create as a supplement to their essay analysis.
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Florida, perhaps more than other states, has been and continues to be marked by the interplay between imagined expectation and real experience. While the recent academic works Land of Sunshine, State of Dream: A Social History of Modern Florida (2005) and Paradise Lost? The Environmental History of Florida (2005) address Florida’s social and environmental histories, and as substantial analyses such as The New History of Florida (1996) and Florida’s Working-Class Past: Current Perspectives on Labor, Race, and Gender from Spanish Florida to the New Immigration (2008) explore the intersections of the state’s political and economic concerns, an examination of popular depiction of the state highlight the assumptions that have defined the state for decades. In this multimedia presentation, I will in address some of these issues.




Florida has always been a destination for the tourist. For most of the twentieth century, tourists were greeted by a variety of roadside attractions in Florida.

Couple checking into one of the guest cottages - Rainbow Springs, Florida






The arrival of Disney in Central Florida changed the tourist experience in the state. Indeed, Disney bolstered visitors to Florida, but it also hasten the end of small tourist destinations. As a result, the economic boom associated with Disney has not been positive.