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## FILBy2 Florida and Florida water supplies have been bound together inseparably since Ponce de Leon in 1512, looking for the fabled "Fountain of Youth," discovered the land of flowers-Florida. In 1925, the year of the great migration to Florida, one could hear comments on Florida water in every hotel and tourist camp. Auto pilgrims from the north and west often brought water along or purchased bottled waters of brands familiar back home. Drink Florida water? No, sir! Even moving picture troupes taking scenes had bottled water for all members of the company, for the city water where they were living was not to be thus used-although it has been for years used by the railroads for drinking purposes. One heard marvelous tales. Florida's Fountain of Youth was discovered in many parts of the State. Her 30,000 odd lakes from Okeechobee, the largest fresh water lake entirely within the United States, thirty miles one way and forty the other, down to the smallest newly created subdivision lake together with hundreds of gushing, boiling springs, all became famous over night either for health giving qualities, fishing or beauty. With an average rainfall of 53 inches at Jacksonville, 59 inch

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Author

Filby, E. L.

Publisher

Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley and Sons Inc.; Wiley; American Water Works Association (ISSN 2164-4535)

Published

1927

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)