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UPPER EVERGLADES

SETTLEMENTS

 Moore Haven
 		  Clewiston
 Lake Harbor

 Belle Glade

 

 

Upper Everglades towns were established by Lake Okeechobee and canals, mostly during and after drainage and land reclamation projects. Work carried out there related to drainage and land reclamation, truck farming, and, as years went by, sugar growing.

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Exploration Flood Control Sugar Everglades National Park
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Tourism Everglades Restoration Upper Everglades Settlements  

 
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