Florida Historical Markers Programs - Marker Detail
CROSS FLORIDA BARGE CANAL
Location:S.R. 19 south of Rodman.
County: Putnam
City: Rodman
Description: 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.
Sponsors: Canal Authority of Florida, Design and Construction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District