State Park · Florida, United States
Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation Area
Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation Area is a state park in Florida, United States, covering 74,137 acres (30,002 ha), established in 1993.
Photo: Ebyabe via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Citrus , Levy , Marion , Putnam 29°11′51″N 82°10′52″W / 29.1974°N 82.1810°W / 29.1974; -82.1810, Florida, United States |
| Area | 74,137 acres (30,002 ha) |
| Established | 1993 |
| Managed by | Florida state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation Area
The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway or Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation Area is a protected green belt corridor, more than one and a half miles (2.4 km) wide in places, that was the former route of the proposed Cross Florida Barge Canal. It is named for the leader of the opposition to the Cross Florida Barge Canal, Marjorie Harris Carr, and was originally a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers canal project to connect the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean across Florida for barge traffic.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation Area?
Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation Area is in Florida, United States.
When was Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation Area established?
Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation Area was established in 1993, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation Area?
Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation Area covers 74,137 acres (30,002 ha).
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Florida_state_parks — Wikipedia list of Florida state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Harris_Carr_Cross_Florida_Greenway_State_Recreation_and_Conservation_Area — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).