Taxpayers Petition County to Get Action on Lake Apopka Pollution
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Title
Taxpayers Petition County to Get Action on Lake Apopka Pollution
Alternative Title
Taxpayers Petition County on Lake Apopka Pollution
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
Fishing--Florida
Description
A newspaper article from The Winter Garden Times describing petitions being circulated by Orange County sports fishermen and fishing camp owners. The petition calls for action in restoring Lake Apopka, and finding some compromise to make the farming on the shores of the lake compatible with sports fishing interests. The article also gives a brief description of the history of the pollution of the lake and its former status as a well-known sports fishing destination.
Source
Photocopy of original newspaper article: "Taxpayers Petition County to Get Action on Lake Apopka Pollution." The Winter Garden Times, April 28, 1966: binder 1966, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Publisher
The Winter Garden Times
Date Created
ca. 1966-04-28
Date Copyrighted
1966-04-28
Date Issued
1966-04-28
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied newspaper article: "Taxpayers Petition County to Get Action on Lake Apopka Pollution." The Winter Garden Times, April 28, 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
Lake Apopka, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Winter Garden, Florida
Ocoee, Florida
Apopka, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by The Winter Garden Times.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by The Winter Garden Times 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
“Taxpayers Petition County to Get Action on Lake Apopka Pollution,” RICHES, accessed November 18, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6842.