Event Details
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2019
Lecture: History of Polk County Roads
Time: 12:15 pm til 1:00 pm
Location: Polk County History Center, 100 E. Main Street, Bartow, Florida
Description: Smithsonian Crossroads Lecture Series – “History of Polk County Roads,” by Ryan Kordek, transportation planning administrator, Polk Transportation Planning Organization
Ryan Kordek, transportation planning administrator for TPO, will focus on where, when and why the first trails, rails and roads were constructed in Polk County. His presentation includes a variety of photos and maps beginning in the 1820s through 1955. Many of his maps are on display as part of the local component, “Polk County Crossroads,” in the new Smithsonian Institution exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, and will remain on permanent display.
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