William E. Potter
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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.