Hamilton Disston: Pioneering Everglades Developer
Clip: Season 31 Episode 1 | 1m 15s
Hamilton Disston visioned the Everglades into dry land for cultivation.
In 1881, Hamilton Disston, a wealthy enterpreneur cut a deal to purchase four million acres of Everglades, hoping to drain the land for selling and promised to drain an additional 12 million acres. But the wet season reclaimed the lands and six years later, the state commission declared his efforts a failure.
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Hamilton Disston: Pioneering Everglades Developer
Clip: Season 31 Episode 1 | 1m 15s
In 1881, Hamilton Disston, a wealthy enterpreneur cut a deal to purchase four million acres of Everglades, hoping to drain the land for selling and promised to drain an additional 12 million acres. But the wet season reclaimed the lands and six years later, the state commission declared his efforts a failure.
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