Flagler College hosts presentation on the Cross Florida Barge Canal

Flagler College will be hosting historians Steven Noll and David Tegeder as they provide a presentation on the Cross Florida Barge Canal.  In their book "Ditch of Dreams:  The Cross Florida Barge Canal and the Struggle for Florida's Future" the authors will discuss the pork barrel project and the nearly two centuries of planning and developing the Canal in order to reduce shipping times and costs.

The project was ultimately stopped in 1971 because of environmental impacts, but took nearly 20 more years to cancel further continuation of the project.  To this day one can still see portions of the project as one travels across North Florida.

The presentation will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 in the Flagler Room at Flagler College and is open to the public and sponsored by the St. Augustine Historical Society.  If you are traveling to St. Augustine and plan on attending the presentation, stay for the night.  Carriage Way Bed and Breakfast is a better way to stay while in St. Augustine.