The Dynamite The Dynamite Days of Days of

Middle SchoolMiddle SchoolPrior Prior

KnowledgeKnowledgeThomas M. Tufts

What you need to knowWhat you need to know

• The Everglades• Landforms of

the Everglades• Sheet flow• People involved• Obstacles to

sheet flow• People of the

Everglades• Info for the

book• Benefits of

Restoration

Original EvergladesOriginal Everglades

Original Everglades

Everglades Animals

Everglades LandformsEverglades Landforms

Sawgrass Marsh Sawgrass Marsh

Hardwood HammockHardwood Hammock

Pine RocklandPine Rockland

Cypress SwampCypress Swamp

Cypress HeadCypress Head

Coastal PrairieCoastal Prairie

Mangrove PrairieMangrove Prairie

Florida BayFlorida Bay

The Past and The PresentThe Past and The Present

Original SheetflowOriginal Sheetflow

Current SheetflowCurrent Sheetflow

Comparison of SheetflowComparison of Sheetflow

Henry Shelton Henry Shelton SanfordSanford• Invited Disston on a

Florida Black Bass fishing trip in 1877

• Founded the city of Sanford, Florida

• Introduced many new varieties of oranges to Florida

• Owned extensive amounts of land in St. Augustine and Sanford

Hamilton Hamilton DisstonDisston

• Largest saw manufacturing company in world (Philadelphia)

• 1877 sport fishing trip to Florida• In 1881, purchased 4 million

acres in Kissimmee area • Stood to gain 12 million acres

after draining• Connected Lake Okeechobee to

the Gulf of Mexico by dredging the Caloosahatchee River

• Connected chain of lakes in the Kissimmee River Basin to Lake Okeechobee

Disston’s Saw WorksDisston’s Saw Works

Manufactured hand saws, files and

hacksaws for the world

Govenor Govenor BloxhamBloxham• Govenor in 1881

• State of Florida = $1 million in debt

• Encouraged Disston to purchase 4 million Florida acres in order to bring people to live in Florida

• With Disston’s land purchase, he erased the debt of IIF

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte Bonaparte BrowardBroward

• Was elected Governor on the promise to create an "Empire of the Everglades," by wringing the last drop of water out of that "pestilence-ridden swamp."

• Began Miami Canal• Began Everglades

Drainage District in 1907

Captain James Captain James JaudonJaudon

• Started Tamiami Trail• Funded trail from the Miami

side• First Ochopee postmaster

Barron Gift Barron Gift CollierCollier

• Funded western section of Tamiami Trail

• Debate with Jaudon over Trail location

• County named after him• Largest Florida land owner• Collier-Seminole State Park

Construction of the Tamiami TrailConstruction of the Tamiami Trail

Construction of the Tamiami TrailConstruction of the Tamiami Trail

Florida Florida Counties in Counties in

19211921

Florida Florida Counties TodayCounties Today

Loop RoadLoop RoadThe result of Collier and JaudonThe result of Collier and Jaudon

CanalsCanals• Caloosahatchee River

• St. Lucie River• Palm Beach Canal• Hillsborough Canal• New River Canal• Miami Canal

Hurricanes of 1926 & 1928Hurricanes of 1926 & 1928

Hurricanes of 1926 & 1928Hurricanes of 1926 & 1928

Okeechobee LeveeOkeechobee Levee

Kissimmee River ProjectKissimmee River Project• Dredged Kissimmee River• Channelization began in 1961• Finished in 1971• Was 50 miles wide•

MiccosukeeMiccosukee

Chickhee HutsChickhee Huts

3 kinds of huts3 kinds of hutsEating Huts

Sleeping Huts

Social Huts

Aunt V’s HouseAunt V’s House

Jay’s Oyster BarsJay’s Oyster Bars

SnookSnook

Benefits of Everglades RestorationBenefits of Everglades Restoration

Problem and SolutionProblem and Solution