How Everglades National Park came to preserve the great 'River of Grass'
A Florida governor in the early 1900s saw potential for the Everglades land but only if it was drained of its water.
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How Everglades National Park came to preserve the great 'River of Grass'
The park contains a significant breeding ground ... what would become known as the "River of Grass" was seen in the early 1900s as "wasteland," according to the Florida State Archives.