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Letter from C. J. Carlton to Governor Doyle E. Carlton Regarding Net Fishing, 1929

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State Archives of Florida, Series s204

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A letter from C. J. Carlton to Governor Doyle E. Carlton referencing enclosed letters from Lewis H. Thomas of Kicco, Florida, discussing the threat posed by net fishing on the Kissimmee River.

Date

1929-02-11

Creator

Carlton, Charles Jesse, 1871-1963

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Letters (correspondence)

General Note

Kicco was a company town in Polk County established by the Kissimmee Island Cattle Company circa 1916. The townsite later became part of the KICCO Wildlife Management Area, a wildlife recreation area managed jointly by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the South Florida Water Management District.

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Letter from C. J. Carlton to Governor Doyle E. Carlton Regarding Net Fishing, 1929

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Fishing nets

Fishery management

Fishing

Stream conservation

Description

A letter from C. J. Carlton to Governor Doyle E. Carlton referencing enclosed letters from Lewis H. Thomas of Kicco, Florida, discussing the threat posed by net fishing on the Kissimmee River.

Creator

Carlton, Charles Jesse, 1871-1963

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series s204

Date

1929-02-11

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letters (correspondence)

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eng-US

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text

Identifier

s204_b087_f06_026

Coverage

Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

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Wauchula (Fla.)

Hardee County (Fla.)

Tallahassee (Fla.)

Leon County (Fla.)

Kissimmee River (Fla.)

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Florida. Governor (1929-1933 : Carlton)

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Carlton, Charles Jesse, 1871-1963. Letter from C. J. Carlton to Governor Doyle E. Carlton Regarding Net Fishing, 1929. 1929-02-11. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351393>, accessed 16 February 2026.

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Carlton, Charles Jesse, 1871-1963. Letter from C. J. Carlton to Governor Doyle E. Carlton Regarding Net Fishing, 1929. 1929-02-11. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351393>

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