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Silver Springs (attraction)

Index Silver Springs (attraction)

Silver Springs is a group of artesian springs that feed into the Silver River in Marion County, Florida. [1]

47 relations: ABC Records, African Americans, American Broadcasting Company, American Civil War, Amusement park, Artesian aquifer, Calvin Coolidge, Colored, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing, Feral rhesus macaque, Florida, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Fort King, Geology, Glass-bottom boat, Herpetology, Hollywood, Johnny Weissmuller, Marion County, Florida, National Natural Landmark, Ocala, Florida, Palace Entertainment, Paleontology, Paradise Park, Florida, Racial integration, Racial segregation in the United States, Rhesus macaque, Ross Allen (herpetologist), Sea Hunt, Seminole, Silver River (Florida), Silver Springs State Park, Silver Springs, Florida, Star-Banner, Steamboat, Steve Irwin, Tampa Bay Times, Tarzan, Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film), The New York Times, The Seven Swans, Tourist attraction, Ulysses S. Grant, United States, University of Florida, Wild Waters.

ABC Records

ABC Records was an American record label founded in New York City in 1955.

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African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of Disney–ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Amusement park

An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes.

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Artesian aquifer

An artesian aquifer is a confined aquifer containing groundwater under positive pressure.

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Calvin Coolidge

John Calvin Coolidge Jr. (July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was an American politician and the 30th President of the United States (1923–1929).

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Colored

Colored is an ethnic descriptor historically used in the United States (predominantly during the Jim Crow era) and the United Kingdom.

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Creature from the Black Lagoon

Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 American black-and-white 3D monster horror film from Universal-International, produced by William Alland, directed by Jack Arnold, that stars Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno and Whit Bissell.

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Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing

The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing is located at 13700 SW 16th Ave, Ocala, Florida, just off Interstate 75.

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Feral rhesus macaque

Feral rhesus macaques are wild troupes of the rhesus macaque released by researchers, zoos, or private owners, that have been able to survive and propagate in several places in the United States.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) is the Florida government agency charged with environmental protection.

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Fort King

Fort King (also known as Camp King or Cantonment King) was a United States military fort in north central Florida, near what later developed as the city of Ocala.

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Geology

Geology (from the Ancient Greek γῆ, gē, i.e. "earth" and -λoγία, -logia, i.e. "study of, discourse") is an earth science concerned with the solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time.

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Glass-bottom boat

A glass-bottom boat is a boat with one or more sections of glass, or other suitable transparent material, below the waterline allowing passengers to observe the underwater environment from within the boat.

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Herpetology

Herpetology (from Greek "herpein" meaning "to creep") is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids, turtles, terrapins, tortoises, crocodilians, and the tuataras).

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Hollywood

Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California.

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Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny Weissmuller (2 June 190420 January 1984) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American competition swimmer and actor, best known for playing Tarzan in films of the 1930s and 1940s and for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century.

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Marion County, Florida

Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida.

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National Natural Landmark

The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States.

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Ocala, Florida

Ocala is a city located in Marion County, Florida, which is part of the northern region of the state.

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Palace Entertainment

Palace Entertainment is an American amusement and entertainment company located in Newport Beach, California.

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Paleontology

Paleontology or palaeontology is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene Epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present).

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Paradise Park, Florida

Paradise Park was a tourist attraction and recreational facility "for colored people only", as its sign said, about a from Silver Springs, near Ocala, Florida, founded and run by the same management.

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Racial integration

Racial integration, or simply integration, includes desegregation (the process of ending systematic racial segregation).

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Racial segregation in the United States

Racial segregation in the United States, as a general term, includes the segregation or separation of access to facilities, services, and opportunities such as housing, medical care, education, employment, and transportation along racial lines.

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Rhesus macaque

The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) is one of the best-known species of Old World monkeys.

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Ross Allen (herpetologist)

Ensil Ross Allen (January 2, 1908 – May 17, 1981) was an American herpetologist and writer who was based in Silver Springs, Florida for 46 years, where he established the Reptile Institute.

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Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt is an American action adventure television series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1961 and was popular in syndication for decades afterwards.

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Seminole

The Seminole are a Native American people originally from Florida.

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Silver River (Florida)

The Silver River is a short spring-fed river located east of Ocala in Marion County, Florida.

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Silver Springs State Park

Silver Springs State Park, formerly known as Silver River State Park, is a Florida State Park located on the Silver River in Marion County.

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Silver Springs, Florida

Silver Springs is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida, United States.

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Star-Banner

The Star-Banner is the daily newspaper in Ocala, Florida, United States and serves Marion County and the surrounding communities.

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Steamboat

A steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels.

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Steve Irwin

Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist and television personality.

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Tampa Bay Times

The Tampa Bay Times, previously named the St.

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Tarzan

Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer.

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Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film)

Tarzan the Ape Man is a 1932 pre-Code, American action adventure film featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous jungle hero Tarzan and starring Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith and Maureen O'Sullivan.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Seven Swans

The Seven Swans is lost 1917 silent film fantasy starring Marguerite Clark.

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Tourist attraction

A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement.

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Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses Simpson Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American soldier and statesman who served as Commanding General of the Army and the 18th President of the United States, the highest positions in the military and the government of the United States.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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University of Florida

The University of Florida (commonly referred to as Florida or UF) is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university on a campus in Gainesville, Florida.

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Wild Waters

Wild Waters was a Water park in Silver Springs, Florida.

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Ross Allen Island, Silver Springs Nature Theme Park.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Springs_(attraction)

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