New data from the U.S. Census Bureau through 2016 shows Florida continues to grow: nearly 2 million new people arrived in the state since 2010, a nearly 10 percent boost. In the last year alone, more than 340,000 new Floridians flocked to the state. Historians are asking what Florida could lose as that growth continues, and how to best preserve state history amid a seemingly endless boom.
Historian and author Gary Mormino argues the continued surge of new people entering the state, and the attendant growth in roads, housing, shopping centers and more, demands a strong voice for preservation. Mormino is the author of "Land of Sunshine, Land a Dreams: A Social History of Modern Florida."
Wednesday at 1 p.m., Mormino discuss a recent article in Forum, the magazine for the Florida Humanities Council, about how Florida has preserved its history during past growth spurts, and what he thinks is needed today to safeguard the past from the demands of new and future Floridians.
