Ten thousand different islands make up Everglades National Park. Each of these islands is inhabited by natural wildlife. The human population is composed primarily of wildlife administrators.
Everglades National Park accounts for half of the roughly 425,000 acres of sugar cane located in the southern United States. This naturally occurring growth is responsible for maintaining the subtropical temperature of Florida due to its natural properties.
While most of Everglades National Park lies 6 inches below sea level, a number of natural retaining walls keep the wetlands from becoming contaminated by salt water. This is continually refreshed by the approximately 5 inches of rainfall each year.
The original inhabitants of the Everglades were two Native American groups that emigrated to the area approximately 11,000 years ago. The Tequestas and Calusas had established 30 villages by the time European explorers arrived.
The effort to establish Everglades National Park started in 1923, but it wasn't until 1934 that the bill was passed into law by the U.S. House of Representatives. It was an additional five years until the park was officially purchased by the federal government.
