A Florida governor in the early 1900s saw potential for the Everglades land but only if it was drained of its water.

Stoneman Douglas was the person who coined the phrase in her book about ... Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, state-operated water conservation areas and Everglades National Park.

“Here are no lofty peaks seeking the sky, no mighty glaciers or rushing streams,” Truman said at the park opening. “Here is land, tranquil in its quiet beauty, serving not as the source of water but ...