Author: Steven Noll
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813037549
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
For centuries, men dreamed of cutting a canal across the Florida peninsula. Intended to reduce shipping times, it was championed in the early twentieth century as a way to make the mostly rural state a center of national commerce and trade. Rejected by the Army Corps of Engineers as "not worthy," the project received continued support from Florida legislators. Federal funding was eventually allocated and work began in the 1930s, but the canal quickly became a lightning rod for controversy. Steven Noll and David Tegeder trace the twists and turns of the project through the years, drawing on a wealth of archival and primary sources. Far from being a simplistic morality tale of good environmentalists versus evil canal developers, the story of the Cross Florida Barge Canal is a complex one of competing interests amid the changing political landscape of modern Florida. Thanks to the unprecedented success of environmental citizen activists, construction was halted in 1971, though it took another twenty years for the project to be canceled. Though the land intended for the canal was deeded to the state and converted into the Cross Florida Greenway, certain aspects of the dispute--including the fate of Rodman Reservoir--have yet to be resolved.
Ditch of Dreams
Author: Steven Noll
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813037549
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
For centuries, men dreamed of cutting a canal across the Florida peninsula. Intended to reduce shipping times, it was championed in the early twentieth century as a way to make the mostly rural state a center of national commerce and trade. Rejected by the Army Corps of Engineers as "not worthy," the project received continued support from Florida legislators. Federal funding was eventually allocated and work began in the 1930s, but the canal quickly became a lightning rod for controversy. Steven Noll and David Tegeder trace the twists and turns of the project through the years, drawing on a wealth of archival and primary sources. Far from being a simplistic morality tale of good environmentalists versus evil canal developers, the story of the Cross Florida Barge Canal is a complex one of competing interests amid the changing political landscape of modern Florida. Thanks to the unprecedented success of environmental citizen activists, construction was halted in 1971, though it took another twenty years for the project to be canceled. Though the land intended for the canal was deeded to the state and converted into the Cross Florida Greenway, certain aspects of the dispute--including the fate of Rodman Reservoir--have yet to be resolved.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813037549
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
For centuries, men dreamed of cutting a canal across the Florida peninsula. Intended to reduce shipping times, it was championed in the early twentieth century as a way to make the mostly rural state a center of national commerce and trade. Rejected by the Army Corps of Engineers as "not worthy," the project received continued support from Florida legislators. Federal funding was eventually allocated and work began in the 1930s, but the canal quickly became a lightning rod for controversy. Steven Noll and David Tegeder trace the twists and turns of the project through the years, drawing on a wealth of archival and primary sources. Far from being a simplistic morality tale of good environmentalists versus evil canal developers, the story of the Cross Florida Barge Canal is a complex one of competing interests amid the changing political landscape of modern Florida. Thanks to the unprecedented success of environmental citizen activists, construction was halted in 1971, though it took another twenty years for the project to be canceled. Though the land intended for the canal was deeded to the state and converted into the Cross Florida Greenway, certain aspects of the dispute--including the fate of Rodman Reservoir--have yet to be resolved.
Cross-Florida Barge Canal
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Water Resources
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Deauthorization of the Cross Florida Barge Canal
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Water Resources
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Cross Florida Barge Canal Restudy Report
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Jacksonville District
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Environmental Impact of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal with Special Emphasis on the Oklawaha Regional Ecosystem
Author: Florida Defenders of the Environment
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Cross Florida Barge Canal Restudy Report
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Jacksonville District
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Cross Florida Barge Canal Restudy Report
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Jacksonville District
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Cross Florida Barge Canal Restudy Report, Environmental
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Jacksonville District
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Cross Florida Barge Canal Restudy Report
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Jacksonville District
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description