Ditch of Dreams
February 11, 2014
Ditch of Dreams
Monday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m.
Smathers Library (East), 100
Steve Noll & David Tegedar will discuss their book
For centuries, men dreamed of cutting a canal across the Florida peninsula with the
intent of reducing shipping times. But thanks to the success of environmental citizen
activists, it was halted in 1971. The story of the Cross Florida Barge Canal is a
complex one of competing interests amid the changing political landscape of modern
Florida
Light refreshments will be provided.