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Details the florida intercoastal waterway. William it wasnt it was built for anybody and everybody. Sailors, a lot of sailboats chargers steelers there were four principal investors in the waterway and they were all key businessmen in cain augustine. Saint augustine. They included dr. John wescott who was a medical doctor, a mineralogist, a surveyor. He was everything. In fact, in 1855, he was surveyor general of the whole state of florida. When it came to picking out where the best parcels of land would be in florida, dr. Wescott would know they needed about 100,000 in capital. Dr. Wescott put in 49,000 which in 1881 was a huge sum of money. And the other three put in the balance, 51,000. Back then, in order to get a corporation or to get permission to do something, to do almost anything, you had to get a charter from the state legislature. And in 1881, dr. Wescott was well known. It had always been his dream especially after having been surveyor general, it had always been his dream ....

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