A Florida governor in the early 1900s saw potential for the Everglades land but only if it was drained of its water.
Florida History:Alligator Alley in the Everglades was once a killing ground ... and completion of a road from Florida City in 1915 spurred interest in farming the area, the fight became one ...
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