How Everglades National Park came to preserve the great 'River of Grass'
A Florida governor in the early 1900s saw potential for the Everglades land but only if it was drained of its water.
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How Everglades National Park came to preserve the great 'River of Grass'
His endeavors cleared the way for the development and urbanization of South Florida and opened up extensive farmland in western Palm Beach County with rich, black soil known as "muck." Once ...
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How Everglades National Park came to preserve the great 'River of Grass'
black soil known as "muck." Once, the Everglades covered some 2,700 square miles from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay. Florida History:Alligator Alley in the Everglades was once a killing ground ...
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How Everglades National Park came to preserve the great 'River of Grass'
His endeavors cleared the way for the development and urbanization of South Florida and opened up extensive farmland in western Palm Beach County with rich, black soil known as "muck." Once, the ...