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The presentation of State Park Creed is read by Tom Wallace, one of the foremost park experts in America.

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L-R: Congressman J. Hardin Peterson (D-Fla) and Tom Wallace, Chairman of Board, during the 28th Annual Conference on State Parks at Highlands Hammock State Park.
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The 9,000 acre park opened to the public in 1931 and is one of the earliest examples of grass-roots public support for environmental preservation. Local citizens, concerned about plans to turn the hammock into farmland, acquired the property and pledged to protect it. When Florida's state park system was established in 1935, Highlands Hammock became one of four original state parks, and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built a camp there as a base for development.

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The presentation of State Park Creed is read by Tom Wallace, one of the foremost park experts in America. 1948-12-12. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/56342>, accessed 9 February 2025.
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The presentation of State Park Creed is read by Tom Wallace, one of the foremost park experts in America. 1948-12-12. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/56342>
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