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Central Pinellas a Century Ago : Lowering Lakes to Raise Agriculture
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1995
Abstract
This article describes the draining of Lake Largo and various other freshwater bodies for the purpose of creating new lands for agriculture and truck farming. Efforts to reclaim many of these areas took place nearly a century ago, in 1915. The creation of Cross Bayou assisted in the drainage process.
Publisher
Bay Soundings
Recommended Citation
Schnur, James Anthony. "Central Pinellas a Century Ago: Lowering Lakes to Raise Agriculture." Bay Soundings: Covering Tampa Bay's Watershed. Spring 2015. Print and online.
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Comments
Published in the spring 2015 issue of "Bay Soundings." An abstract of the article appears in this record.