Free Coffee and Conversations- Florida and Water: A Historical Perspective
Schedule
Sat Sep 21 2024 at 03:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
1 Courthouse Sq, Inverness, FL, United States, Florida 34450 | Inverness, FL
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The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum presents this free presentation open to the community with coffee and light refreshments. Seating is limited so please RSVP in advance to reserve your spots at (352) 341-6428.This presentation chronicles Florida’s long and difficult relationship with water. Dr. Steve Noll examines attempts to turn water into land and land into water throughout Florida’s history, including contentious water-related issues like the potential restoration of the Everglades, the battle over the Ocklawaha River, the degradation of north Florida’s iconic springs, and more.
Steve Noll is a master lecturer in the University of Florida’s history department, where he received his PhD in 1991. Dr. Noll taught special education in public schools for twenty-eight years before moving to UF in 2004. He has written on general Florida history as well as more specialized subjects ranging from Florida environmental policy, the Cross Florida Barge Canal, and the 1970s disability rights movement. In 2013, the Princeton Review named him one of the 300 best professors in the United States.
Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida humanities with funds from the national endowment for the humanities. any views expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida humanities, the national endowment for the humanities or the host institution.
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1 Courthouse Sq, Inverness, FL, United States, Florida 34450Event Location & Nearby Stays:
