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Smiths Island in Lake Apopka is named for Snapper lawnmower inventor

Lake Apopka is Florida's fourth-largest lake. It was once home to some of the best fishing anywhere. However, by 1970, it became the state's most polluted. Phosphates and pesticides from agriculture in the north and runoff and sewerage spills from...
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