Q. Name the Florida governor who gave energetic leadership to a program for draining the Everglades.

Answer:  Napoleon Bonaparte Broward

At the turn of the century the Everglades was viewed as a useless swamp about to give way to economic prosperity. The vision included draining the water from the “River of Grass” and creating dry land that could be farmed. One man believed in the project so much that he made it his primary issue when he ran for Governor of Florida in the early 1900’s.

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