Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
... Atlantic-Gulf Ship Canal, Fla
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
Ditch of Dreams
Author: Steven NollPublisher: 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.
Atlantic-Gulf Ship Canal Across FLorida
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and HarborsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Atlantic-Gulf Ship Canal, Fla
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and HarborsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Report
Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2436
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1448
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Analytical and Topical Index to the Reports of the Chief of Engineers and the Officers of the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Upon Works and Surveys for River and Harbor Improvement
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Index to the Reports of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army (including the Reports of the Isthmian Canal Commissions, (1899-1914) 1866-1912 ...
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1806
Book Description
Reports and Documents
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2222
Book Description
Report of the Select Committee on Transportation-routes to the Seaboard
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Transportation-Routes to the SeaboardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inland navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 1004
Book Description