Carr, Marjorie

Dr. Peggy Macdonald provides an overview of the life and legacy of the self-described “housewife from Micanopy,” who in reality struggled to balance career and family with her husband, Archie Carr, a pioneering conservation biologist. For 35 years, Carr tirelessly led a coalition of citizen activists in the continuing battle to protect and restore the Ocklawaha River.

Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway, The Island. This most fascinating remnant from the largest failed public works project in the history of the country, the Cross-Florida Barge Canal, includes four massive stanchions erected in the 30’s that were meant to hold a roadway that would pass over what was to be a section of the barge canal which was never dredged.

Meet Marjorie Harris Carr, an icon of Charlotte County history! Carr was a nationally recognized zoologist with ties to Bass Biological Laboratory and the Cookie House in Englewood.