Historic Florida Lakes & Waterways: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 415 Lakes, Rivers, Streams & Springs (Cronin's Encyclopedia of Florida History)

An illustrated encyclopedia, Historic Florida Lakes & Waterways reveals the origins of 415 lakes, rivers, streams and springs, highlighting too the courageous frontiersmen and frontierswomen who transformed a treacherous wilderness into Florida’s 19th Century Citrus Belt. Many of the named lakes and waterways of today provide clues into unearthing Central Florida’s extraordinary history, snippets of pioneering history found on each page of Historic Florida Lakes & Waterways. Yesteryears memorials, such as Orlando’s iconic Lake Eola, Mount Dora’s charming Lake Dora, Clermont’s curious Jack’s Lake, and the enchanting Ocklawaha River, are but four of the more than four hundred visible clues that exist everywhere one travels throughout Central Florida. A perfect reference manual for every Florida household, Historic Florida Lakes & Waterways will be found in alphabetical order. Further searching by Towns, Railroads and Pioneers is made easy by three convenient indexes.
ASIN: B0DV5DQW1Q
VSKU: GBV.B0DV5DQW1Q.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Cronin, Richard Lee
Binding: Paperback
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