Wood Used For 1st Wekiva River Bridge
Dublin Core
Title
Wood Used For 1st Wekiva River Bridge
Alternative Title
1st Wekiva River Bridge
Subject
Wekiva River (Lake County-Orange County, Fla.)
Bridges--Florida
Description
The first bridge built across the Wekiva River in Florida. The Wekiva River, sometimes spelled Wekiwa, in a river originating in Apopka and joining the St. Johns River. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has designated Wekiva as a Florida State Canoe Trail, an Outstanding Florida Water body, and an Aquatic Preserve. The wood used to build the bridge in the photograph was milled in Markham, a community west of Sanford and north of Heathrow, Florida.
Source
Original black and white newspaper photograph: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
Date Created
ca. 1900-1939
Contributor
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Has Version
"Wekiva River Bridge by Bettye Reagan." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6950.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white newspaper photograph.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
350 KB
Medium
1 black and white newspaper photograph
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Markham, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Bettye Reagan and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Bettye Reagan
External Reference
"Wekiva River." St. Johns River Water Management District. http://www.floridaswater.com/middlestjohnsriver/wekivariver.html.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white newspaper photograph
Collection
Citation
“Wood Used For 1st Wekiva River Bridge,” RICHES, accessed April 19, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6949.