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Cross Florida Barge Canal

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Two and a-half miles to the east, at Rodeheaver Boys Ranch, President Lyndon B. Johnson, on February 27, 1964, dedicated the start of construction on the 185-mile Cross Florida Barge Canal. An estimated audience of 15,000 attended.
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