| |  | | | Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is located near Homosassa Springs, Florida in the United States. The park is one of the best places in the state to view manatees, some of which are treated at the park before being released into the wild. Visitors can get close to the animals on a floating observatory. Black bears, bobcats, white-tailed deer, American alligators, and river otters can also been seen in the park. The park is also home to the hippopotamus Lu, famously known for his performance... |
| |  | IUCN Category V, Archaeological sites in Florida, Parks in Citrus County, Florida, State parks of Florida, Ruins in the United States, History of sugar, Historic Florida architecture 1989 AIA survey listings in Citrus County, Protected areas established in 1970, Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida, Industrial buildings completed in 1851, Sugar plantations, Sugar refineries, Agriculture in Florida, Florida state park stubs, Central Florida Re... | | Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park is a Florida State Park located in Homosassa, off U.S. 19. It contains the ruins of a sugar plantation owned by David Levy Yulee. Yulee was a delegate of the Florida Territorial Legislative Council. After Florida became a state, he was elected by the legislature in 1845 to the US Senate, becoming the first American of Jewish heritage to serve there. After Florida seceded from the Union, Yulee served in the Confederate Congress. He is credited with havin... |