Black Gold and Silver Sands by James D. Snyder

Author:James D. Snyder
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781618500274
Publisher: The Historical Society of Palm Beach County
Published: 2013-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

1930 – Rivers and Harbors Act authorizes deepening of Caloosahatchee and construction of Hoover Dike around Lake Okeechobee.

1932 – Agricultural Research Center opened in Belle Glade.

1933 – Wet hurricane floods coastal strip from Boynton Beach to Jupiter.

1937 – Army Corps of Engineers completes 85-mile-long Herbert Hoover Dike flanking three-quarters of Lake Okeechobee.

1937 – Rains bring high water, flood Ritta Island.

1947 – Hurricanes slam coast in September and October. Hundreds of animals starve or succumb to diseases as high water stands in fields for weeks.

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