Lecture focuses on Intracoastal

Published March 27th, 2008

FROM STAFF REPORTS

The Delray Beach Historical Society is presenting a lecture on “Florida’s Big Dig” Sunday, April 6 at 2 p.m. at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave.

The speaker, Florida native William G. Crawford, a Fort Lauderdale attorney, is the author of numerous articles on Florida’s Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and has written extensively on other topics of Florida history.  He has appeared as an expert on The History Channel’s Modern Marvels documentary, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. 

His book is the first comprehensive look at the history and construction of the Florida portion of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.    

Crawford is a past chair and a longtime member of the Broward County Historical Commission, past president and a trustee of the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, historian of the Lauderdale Yacht Club and the City of Fort Lauderdale’s 2004 Citizen of the Year

For information, call (561) 274-9578.