AFRICAN AMERICANS and THE SAWMILLS of BIG CYPRESS - A BRIEF HISTORY
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@ Florida International Unviersity
National Park Service Big Cypress National Preserve Peterman, Frank Peterman, Audrey
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The story of logging in the Big Cypress Swamp and the contributions of railroad black workers and Tamiami Trail builders. Getting on record anyone who lived, worked or knew the area from 1940 to 1957 was the paramount objective of this research.Contract # P5120021078
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Pdf, 29 Pages, Illustrations
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Florida International Unviersity
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Sunshine State Digital Network
Keywords
- African Americans
- Big Cypress National Preserve
- Big Cypress Swamp (Fla.)
- Florida
- History
- Sawmills
- United States
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