Potter, William E. "Joe" (1905-1988) - Walt
had his "admiral" Joe Fowler to oversee building
construction of his Florida Project, and he
turned to a "general," Joe Potter to deal with the
canals, flood control, and infrastructure of the
project. Potter had been a major general in the
Army and had governed the Panama Canal
Zone before Walt brought him onto the Florida
team. At Walt's insistence, the canals draining
the swamps throughout the Walt Disney World
property did not run in straight lines, but were
engineered to blend in with the surroundings and
meander like streams.
