Letter from Percy D. Blunt to the Editor of The Winter Garden Times (April 1, 1966)
Dublin Core
Title
Letter from Percy D. Blunt to the Editor of The Winter Garden Times (April 1, 1966)
Alternative Title
Letter from Blunt to Winter Garden Times (April 1, 1966)
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
Fishing--Florida
Description
A letter to the editor of The Winter Garden Times from Percy D. Blunt, who served as the Mayor of Winter Garden, Florida, from 1963 to 1965. In the letter, Blunt comments on a previous editorial which called for rejuvenation of tourism and water sports on Lake Apopka. Blunt believes that for this to be possible, citizen advocacy groups must form to combat the special interests groups who benefit from the pollution of the lake. Blunt mentions several state legislators that he appealed to for help in restoring the lake, without success. He also mentions the polluted state of Lulu Creek, which flows through Winter Garden and carried citrus processing discharge into Lake Apopka.
Creator
Blunt, Percy D.
Source
Photocopy of original newspaper article: Blunt, Percy D. "Letter to the Editor." The Winter Garden Times, April 1966: binder 1966, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Publisher
The Winter Garden Times
Date Created
1966-04-01
Date Copyrighted
1966-04
Date Issued
1966-04
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied newspaper article: Blunt, Percy D. "Letter to the Editor." The Winter Garden Times, April 1966.
Is Part Of
Binder 1966, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Friends of Lake Apopka Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Winter Garden, Florida
Lake Apopka, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Percy D. Blunt and published by The Winter Garden Times.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Friends of Lake Apopka and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
King, Joshua
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Learn About Your Watershed: Ocklawaha River Watershed." Florida's Water: Ours to Protect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 newspaper article
Collection
Citation
Blunt, Percy D., “Letter from Percy D. Blunt to the Editor of The Winter Garden Times (April 1, 1966),” RICHES, accessed December 7, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6834.