Cross Florida Barge Canal Memorial
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Markerman62
N 29° 32.585 W 081° 42.768
17R E 430938 N 3268368
A marker for the ill fated Cross Florida Barge Canal. One of two near this location at Rodeheaver Boys Ranch. The other has disappeared.
Waymark Code: WMDEDH
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2012
Views: 18
President Lyndon B. Johnson Dedicated the Start of Construction of the 185~Mile Long Canal at this Site on February 27, 1964
Marker Number: F-123
Date: 1965
County: Putnam
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Sponsored by the Canal Authority of Florida. Design and construction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District. Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials
Website: [Web Link]
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