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Cross Pine Island Canal Dug by the Calusa

Excellent article discussing the Calusa canal across Pine Island.

A picture of Calusa canal on Pine Island.

Calusa Canal

Credit Museum of the Islands

This excerpt from CAMP LIFE IN FLORIDA; A HANDBOOK FOR SPORTSMEN AND SETTLERS By CHARLES HALLOCK, published in 1876.

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