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Photographer: Courtesy State Archives of Florida
Caption: Marker detail: Canal Construction
Additional Description: Supporters of the 1930s ship canal — and the later 1960s barge canal — hoped it would bring jobs, prosperity and increased trade. Canal Opponents called the project a "wasteful boondoggle."
Submitted: February 28, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p571078
File Size: 4.097 Megabytes

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