Route
The planned route of the canal followed the St. Johns River from the Atlantic coast to Palatka, the valley of the Ocklawaha River to the coastal divide, and the Withlacoochee River to the Gulf of Mexico. About 28% of the 107-mile (172 km) project was built—the cross-country section 29°32′15″N 81°44′48″W / 29.5375°N 81.74667°W / 29.5375; -81.74667 from the St. Johns River to the Oklawaha River, part of the route along the Oklawaha, and a small section 29°00′46″N 82°39′54″W / 29.01278°N 82.665°W / 29.01278; -82.665 at the Gulf of Mexico end up to the dammed Lake Rousseau.
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—Milan Kundera (b. 1929)
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