Cross-Florida Waterway
Dublin Core
Title
Cross-Florida Waterway
Alternative Title
Cross-Florida Waterway
Subject
Cross Florida Barge Canal (Fla.)
Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway (Fla.
Canals--Florida
Description
A newspaper article by Captain Charles Henry Coe (1856-1954) regarding the Cross Florida Barge Canal, also known as the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) allocated $5 million to construct a canal that would link the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. Construction was cancelled a year later due to strong opposition from some locals. In 1942, the canal project was reauthorized.
In the article, which was published on April 12, 1942, Capt. Coe makes a number of arguments against the construction of a new canal. According to the author, there was already a waterway cutting across the state of Florida from the St. Lucie Inlet to Fort Myers. The project did not continue, as the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) never received the funds to begin construction. Attempts to complete the project again resurfaced in 1963 and construction recommenced the following year. However, the project was again halted in 1971 and the project was officially cancelled in 1991. In 1998, the canal was renamed the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway, in honor of Marjorie Harris Carr (1915-1997), who was a leading opponent of the project.
In the article, which was published on April 12, 1942, Capt. Coe makes a number of arguments against the construction of a new canal. According to the author, there was already a waterway cutting across the state of Florida from the St. Lucie Inlet to Fort Myers. The project did not continue, as the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) never received the funds to begin construction. Attempts to complete the project again resurfaced in 1963 and construction recommenced the following year. However, the project was again halted in 1971 and the project was officially cancelled in 1991. In 1998, the canal was renamed the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway, in honor of Marjorie Harris Carr (1915-1997), who was a leading opponent of the project.
Creator
Coe, Charles Henry
Source
Original newspaper article: Coe, Charles Henry. "Cross-Florida Waterway." The Palm Beach Post, April 12, 1942: Private Collection of Andrew M. Foster.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1942-04-12
Date Copyrighted
1942-04-12
Date Issued
1942-04-12
Contributor
Foster, Andrew M.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: Coe, Charles Henry. "Cross-Florida Waterway." The Palm Beach Post, April 12, 1942.
Is Part Of
Captain Charles Henry Coe Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
340 KB
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Charles Henry Coe and published by The Palm Beach Post.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by The Palm Beach Post and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Andrew M. Foster
External Reference
Noll, Steven, and David Tegeder. Ditch of Dreams: The Cross Florida Barge Canal and the Struggle for Florida's Future. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2009.
Noll, Steven and M. David Tegeder. "From Exploitation to Conservation: A History of the Marjorie Harris Carr CrossFlorida Greenway." United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1204/ML12044A397.pdf.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 newspaper article
Collection
Citation
Coe, Charles Henry, “Cross-Florida Waterway,” RICHES, accessed May 20, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6195.