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How Florida’s waterways help tell the story of the history of the state
Florida is a land surrounded by water. Water has played a key role in the development of Florida throughout it’s history and the artifacts and structures left in and around waterways help tell the story of the history of Florida.
In this episode we talk to a number of historians and archaeologist about the things we can learn about Florida’s past buy exploring it’s many waterways.
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Ron DeSantis, Governor
Cord Byrd, Secretary of State
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