The Florida Parishes are those parishes in southeast Louisiana which were part of West Florida in the early 19th century. Unlike much of the state of Louisiana, this region was not part of the Louisiana Purchase, as it remained under Spanish control.... of Louisiana
Louisiana
The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans.... over most of Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi .... , some of western Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States.... and Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States.... , the southwestern 2/3 of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west.... , and the western Florida Panhandle
Florida Panhandle
The Florida Panhandle is the region of the state of Florida which includes the westernmost 16 List of counties in Florida in the state. It is a narrow strip lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia also on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.... and Southern Texas. Its southern boundary is the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world. Considered a smaller part of the Atlantic Ocean, it is an oceanic basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba.... and its western boundary the drop into the Mississippi embayment
Mississippi embayment
The Mississippi embayment is a physiographic feature in the south-central United States, part of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. It is essentially a northward continuation of the River delta of the Mississippi River Delta to its confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois.... . On the north it extends to the highlands of the Interior Low Plateaus and southern Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains or , often called the Appalachians, are a vast mountain range in eastern North America. Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians.... . To the east, there is an arbitrary break with the South Atlantic Coastal Plain at the Alabama-Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution.... border south in Florida
Florida
Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast.... along the Apalachicola River
Apalachicola River
The Apalachicola River is a river, approximately 112 mi long in the U.S. state Florida. The river's large watershed, known as the ACF River Basin for short, drains an area of approximately 19,500 sq mi into the Gulf of Mexico.... .
The Florida Parishes are those parishes in southeast Louisiana which were part of West Florida in the early 19th century. Unlike much of the state of Louisiana, this region was not part of the Louisiana Purchase, as it remained under Spanish control.... of Louisiana
Louisiana
The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans.... over most of Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi .... , some of western Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States.... and Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States.... , the southwestern 2/3 of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west.... , and the western Florida Panhandle
Florida Panhandle
The Florida Panhandle is the region of the state of Florida which includes the westernmost 16 List of counties in Florida in the state. It is a narrow strip lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia also on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.... and Southern Texas. Its southern boundary is the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world. Considered a smaller part of the Atlantic Ocean, it is an oceanic basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba.... and its western boundary the drop into the Mississippi embayment
Mississippi embayment
The Mississippi embayment is a physiographic feature in the south-central United States, part of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. It is essentially a northward continuation of the River delta of the Mississippi River Delta to its confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois.... . On the north it extends to the highlands of the Interior Low Plateaus and southern Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains or , often called the Appalachians, are a vast mountain range in eastern North America. Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians.... . To the east, there is an arbitrary break with the South Atlantic Coastal Plain at the Alabama-Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution.... border south in Florida
Florida
Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast.... along the Apalachicola River
Apalachicola River
The Apalachicola River is a river, approximately 112 mi long in the U.S. state Florida. The river's large watershed, known as the ACF River Basin for short, drains an area of approximately 19,500 sq mi into the Gulf of Mexico.... . The flat to rolling topography is broken by numerous streams and river bottoms.
Pines are Pinophyta trees in the genus Pinus, in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.... , originally Longleaf
Longleaf Pine
The Longleaf Pine is a pine native to the southeast United States, found along the coastal plain from eastern Texas to southeast Virginia extending into northern and central Florida.... and Slash
Slash Pine
The Slash Pine is a pine native to the southeast United States, from southern South Carolina west to southeastern Louisiana, and south to the Florida Florida Keys.... in the south and Shortleaf mixed with hardwood
Hardwood
The term hardwood is used to describe wood from non-monocot flowering plant trees and for those trees themselves. These are usually broad-leaved; in temperate and boreal latitudes they are mostly deciduous, but in tropics and subtropics mostly evergreen.... s in the north. These are wildfire
Wildfire
A wildfire is any uncontrolled, non-structure fire that occurs in the wilderness, wildland, or The Bush. Synonyms such as wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat#Fires, bushfire , and hill fire are commonly used.... -maintained systems that give way to Loblolly Pine
Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda is one of several pines native to the Southeastern United States United States. The trees reach a height of 30-35 m with a diameter of 0.4-1.5 m .... and hardwoods in damper areas and bottomland hardwood forest in extensive lowland drainages.
File:PD-icon.svgThe public domain is a range of abstract materials?commonly referred to as intellectual property?which are not owned or controlled by anyone.... United States Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately 264 million acres or one-eighth of the landmass of the country.... website.
