ENDANGERED GATOR

 

  This is one of the original Alligator Alley mile marker signs. They were an instant sensation and proved to be so popular they were stolen as fast as they were erected. Or replaced.

 They were also used for target practice by idiots with both a car and a firearm. Note the .22 cal hole at the top of the sign.
 The State finally gave up and replaced them all with the standard, un-cool variety mile marker signs. Problem solved but a lotta smiles lost along the way.

 And no I didn't steal this one. It's a photo, from Chester Keene, of a stolen one seized by the NPD years ago. 
  My sign disappeared a long time back. Probably someone stole it.