the dynamite days of middle school prior knowledge thomas m. tufts
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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