Dick Pope Sr.
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Richard Downing Pope Sr., known as Dick Pope, was a prominent figure in the development of Florida tourism who founded the amusement park Cypress Gardens and popularized the sport of water skiing. He
Dick Pope Sr
Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven, Florida.
Cypress Gardens
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Cypress Gardens was a botanical garden and theme park near Winter Haven, Florida that operated from 1936 to 2009. As of 2011, the botanical garden portion had been preserved inside Legoland Florida.
Dick Pope Sr.
…April 19, 1900 – January 28, 1988), known as Dick Pope, was a prominent figure in the development of Florida tourism who founded the amusement park Cypress Gardens and popularized the sport of water skiing. He was widely known as "Mr. Florida", and was also called "Mr. Water Skiing", the "Grand Poobah of Publicity…
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