Posted By: Rock
1935 Labor Day Hurricane... - 08/30/16 07:15 PM
I just finished a book about the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane on the upper Florida Keys...some incredible descriptions in it about what happened to Alligator Reef Light when a Category 5 hurricane blew through...not to mention what happened to many WW1 vets who were left stranded in tents...now I want to go back to Key West and find a tour...
Posted By: Dave H
Re: 1935 Labor Day Hurricane... - 08/31/16 09:15 PM
The vets were flooded out of their homes or were they at some kind of facility?
Posted By: Rock
Re: 1935 Labor Day Hurricane... - 09/02/16 04:16 PM
They were moved down there to help Henry Flagler build his Florida East Coast Railway and put up in temporary shelters/camps built on the vulnerable, low lying Keys...a rescue train sent to retrieve them showed up way too late...