[DOC] [TLE] Draining and development of the Everglades - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of draining and development of the Everglades dates back to the 19th 
century. ... As the land from Lake Okeechobee slopes gradually to Florida Bay, 
water ... The first attempt to drain the region was made by real estate developer ... 
to Everglades National Park, national attention turned from developing the land 
to... [DOC] [TLE] The National Parks: America's Best Idea: History Episode 4 Page 1 ... [PAR] He wanted more national parks within reach of more people, and he wanted 
them ... While it was an easy decision for Mather, many park supporters worried 
that he had made a ... Camping in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, 
1920s... [DOC] [TLE] Our National Parks  Everglades park celebrates 60th birthday [PAR] May 4, 2007 ... 6, 1947  60 years ago this December  he marked the end of a long, ... They 
thought, 'Let's drain the swamp and make it something useful,' Nancy Russell, 
museum curator for the Everglades National Park's South Florida Collection ... In 
the early 1920s, the federation tried to interest the Florida... [DOC] [TLE] Past Perceptions of the Great American Wetland: Florida's ... - JStor [PAR] Past perceptions of wetlands as strange, exotic, and useless strongly influ- ... the 
most prevalent values of the Progressive Era was to make wasteland ... implied 
that the Everglades would soon be drained, and most people .... He still thought 
the association ..... Everglades National Park and other administrative areas. [DOC] [TLE] Sins of the Father by W.D. Ehrhart | The Writer's Almanac with ... [PAR] Dec 6, 2010 ... Everglades National Park was largely the brainchild of a man named Ernest Coe. 
... When Coe moved to Florida, in the 1920s, it was growing fast. Huge areas of 
wetlands were being drained for development, and local birds ... But he ran up 
against resistance from people who thought that only majestic... [DOC] [TLE] A balancing act in the Everglades [PAR] Over the last half century, however, this national park--the world's second largest 
... serving as senior engineer for the South Florida Water Management District, ... 
the health and vitality of the Everglades can be traced back to the 1920s, she ... to 
drain the area, then viewed by many as primarily a useless brown-and-green... [DOC] [TLE] Ernest Coe and the Fight for Everglades National Park - DigiNole! [PAR] Florida Collection Management Center at Everglades National Park; Marian, 
Boyd, Josh ..... Landowners and Florida politicians wanted nothing to do with Coe
, and even the National Park ... the park was established in 1947 Coe was called 
the 'papa' of the park, and ..... They saw the Everglades as useless, and thought. [DOC] [TLE] River of Interests - South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force [PAR] Aug 19, 1983 ... the hustings, 'Save and reclaim the people's land! ... 1920s, the major drainage 
canals were largely in place, consisting ..... government created Everglades 
National Park in 1947 to protect ...... farmers on lands surrounding Lake 
Okeechobee wanted the main- ...... Many thought that the channelization of. [DOC] [TLE] Monroe County page 2 - Florida Keys History Museum [PAR] Fort Jefferson is a national monument in the Dry Tortugas National Park. ... 
appears to be lacking to explain why Dade and Monroe Counties wanted this 
change. .... But it was plume hunting that brought the people and its name 
Flamingo. ... When the Everglades National Park was created in 1947, Flamingo 
became a part... [DOC] [TLE] For the birds: challenging wilderness in the Everglades | SpringerLink [PAR] Feb 10, 2013 ... The wilderness of Everglades National Park (ENP) challenges these legal ... This 
biocentric wilderness was seen as useless to humans and was protected for the 
birds .... Noss also notes the roads bring people into these areas and that these 
..... 1947, just 1 month before the park was formally established. [DOC] [TLE] Wilderness Ideologies in a Settler Colonial Society: A case study of ... [PAR] National Park as a unique case study that both perpetuates and breaks away 
from the ..... I would

Question: People in Florida in the 1920s thought it useless & wanted it drained; it was made a national park in 1947
Answer: Everglades