Letter from Percy D. Blunt to the Editor of The Winter Garden Times (April 1, 1966)

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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/.

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Original Format

1 newspaper article

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.

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