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| Florida (Glades County), Moore Haven — F-257 — "Lone Cypress" and Everglades Drainage | | | Shortly after Florida became a state in 1845. Its leaders began to consider draining the swampy areas of south Florida to create prime farmland as an inducement to settlement. In 1850 Florida received title to all swamp and overflowed lands within its borders, but the young state did not have funds to undertake drainage. Finally in 1881 the state convinced a wealthy northerner, Hamilton Disston, to drain the everglades in return for half the acreage he could reclaim. One of his projects was to . . . — Map (db m16414) | | Florida (Glades County), Moore Haven — Billie Bowlegs III — Chufi Hajo — 1862 - 1965 | | | In the Ortona cemetery, eight miles west of here, lie the remains of a noble citizen of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, a faithful representative of his people and a true friend of the white man. — Map (db m16423) |
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