The+Southern+Coastlands+2016

= The Southern Coastlands = The Southern Coastlands includes the coastal areas of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

__**Immigration: Shaping Miami**__ ==== The main themes that characterize the Southern Coastlands can be found uniquely represented in the unparalleled cultural transformation of the greater Miami, Florida region. Through the 1950s, Miami's attractions were treated as passive characteristics of place. It was enough to enjoy what was there. The city's weather was warm throughout the winter. Its coastal location provided easy access to long beaches and warm tropical waters. The harbor required only modest improvement to ease the travel of cruise passengers from America to the Caribbean islands nearby. It was not until the 1960s that the region's location at the southern extremity of the continental margin led to the full integration of Miami into a hemispheric system of finance and commerce. ==== ==== Key to the change in Miami's use of its location was Cuban immigration. Between 1959 and 1981, the Latin American population of the greater Miami area (about 85 percent of which is Cuban) grew from 25,000 to almost 700,000. ==== __**Food: Cuba in Florida**__ Florida’s Famous Cubano sandwich consists of slow-roasted pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard, on Cuban bread and pressed to the point of perfection. The most important part of a Cuban sandwich is the bread because It is not ordinary bread, but Cuban bread. Florida believers say that true and real Cuban bread cannot be found outside of Tampa or Miami. In other places they substitute it for Italian or French bread but it would still truly not be the same. Many people who have tried it can say it is by far one of the best sandwiches ever made. You can find a Cuban sandwich in almost any sub or sandwich shop in Florida, however the best and most authentic ones are found in Miami and Tampa. The Cuban sandwich, is a popular meal in south Florida where many Cubans have settled since the early 20th century. These delicious and toasted Cuban sandwiches are by far Tampa’s and Miami’s, Florida’s top favorite snack. These tasty treats can be found in mostly all the restaurants in these cities, but the best places to buy them are from their local street corner-snack bars, called loncherias. No trip to Tampa or Miami is complete without getting a little taste of the Cuban sandwich. Food just like the Cubano can be a prime example of major Cuban history that has been brought to the states and brings culture to Florida.

__**Beautiful Places**__ __**Jekyll Island: Driftwood** **Beach**__ Jekyll Island is one of the barrier islands along the Golden Isle of Georgia. It is the smallest of the islands being 9 miles long and 1 and a half miles wide and it is located in Glynn County just outside of Brunswick, Georgia. There is only one way to enter the island by land and that is by crossing over the Downing Musgrove Causeway, with a small fee of six dollars. What is so beautiful about the island, is Driftwood Beach. Driftwood Beach sits at the North Eastern shores of the Island and is commonly referred to as the boneyard. Live Oaks, Loblolly Pines, and Longleaf Pines are some of the trees along the beach that have their roots exposed. Though they are no longer living, they still stand strong preserved by the salty ocean air. Another unique feature about the island is that a maritime forest runs all along the edge of the beach. A few steps west and you're walking through Saw Palmetto Palms and a few steps west you're walking into the Atlantic Ocean.

__**Big Cities: New Orleans, LA**__ One of the biggest cities in the Southern Coastland is New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans is a very cultural city, and it is quite large. There is a large amount of Creole people living in New Orleans. It is also the gulf of Mexico's biggest port, and in 2013 it had the second highest population in the south at 378,715. New Orleans is about 181 miles in diameter. They have great tasting food in New Orleans as well. Some of the best Creole and soul food places to eat in New Orleans is Willie Mae’s Scotch House, Li’l Dizzy’s Cafe, and Old Gentilly Spicy Kitchen.