Roads through the Everglades : the building of the Ingraham Highway, the Tamiami Trail and Conners Highway, 1914-1931 / Bruce D. Epperson.

"In 1915, the south Florida road system had changed little since the Civil War. Travelling from Miami to Ft. Myers meant going through Orlando, 250 miles north of Miami. Within 15 years, three highways were dredged and blasted through the Everglades. This book tells the story of the finance and tech...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Epperson, Bruce D., 1957- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Subjects:
Roads > Florida > History > 20th century.
Roads > Florida > Design and construction > History > 20th century.
Highway planning > Florida > History > 20th century.
Highway planning.
Roads.
Roads > Design and construction.
Florida.
1900-1999
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:vii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Format: Book

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