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Lake

Lake. Apopka. Lake Apopka one of the most popular fishing locations in the U.S. 1940s. 1981. 1991. 1998-99. 1950s. 1996. Summer 2010. 1979. 1980s. May 1998. Levees drain water, create 20,000 acres for farming; pollute lake. 1940s. 1981. 1991. 1998-99. 1950s. 1996. Summer 2010.

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Lake

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  1. Lake Apopka

  2. Lake Apopka one of the most popular fishing locations in the U.S. 1940s 1981 1991 1998-99 1950s 1996 Summer 2010 1979 1980s May 1998

  3. Levees drain water, create 20,000 acres for farming; pollute lake 1940s 1981 1991 1998-99 1950s 1996 Summer 2010 1979 1980s May 1998

  4. EPA Investigates: Lake Apopka polluted with pesticide DDT 1940s 1981 1991 1998-99 1950s 1996 Summer 2010 1979 1980s May 1998

  5. EPA designates Superfund Cleanup Site near Lake Apopka 1940s 1981 1991 1998-99 1950s 1996 Summer 2010 1979 1980s May 1998

  6. Study links pesticides to Lake Apopka alligator mutations 1940s 1981 1991 1998-99 1950s 1996 Summer 2010 1979 1980s May 1998

  7. Friends of Lake Apopka created; lobby against polluted runoff 1940s 1981 1991 1998-99 1950s 1996 Summer 2010 1979 1980s May 1998

  8. Lake Apopka Restoration Act signed; farmland purchased 1940s 1981 1991 1998-99 1950s 1996 Summer 2010 1979 1980s May 1998

  9. Farmworker Association addresses farmworker needs 1940s 1981 1991 1998-99 1950s 1996 Summer 2010 1979 1980s May 1998

  10. Lake Apopka farms officially close; farmworkers out of work 1940s 1981 1991 1998-99 1950s 1996 Summer 2010 1979 1980s May 1998

  11. Pesticides cause Apopka mass bird death, report says 1940s 1981 1991 1998-99 1950s 1996 Summer 2010 1979 1980s May 1998

  12. Lake Apopka Farmworker Memorial Quilts completed 1940s 1981 1991 1998-99 1950s 1996 Summer 2010 1979 1980s May 1998

  13. And soon… the quilts had a life of their own

  14. Quilt Making Quilt Publicity

  15. Quilt Events

  16. Lake Apopka Quilt Project

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