The Chairman
Chairman of the Board
The Islamorada Caboose at MM 82 Bay Side. Not much to see here, so it's a quick stop.
The historic markers are getting harder to read, but they document the Great Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. It was the first Category 5 storm ever recorded and had 200 mph winds when it made land fall. Over 600 people lost their lives and it destroyed Flagler's Railroad here in the Keys.
The Gumbo-limbo or Tourist tree is quite common throughout the Keys.
It get's it's name from it's red peeling bark which reminds us of a tourist's bad sun burn!
The Hurricane Memorial at MM 82 Ocean Side. The cremated remains of about 300 of the 600+ dead from the Great Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 are interred here.
A tile mosaic of the Florida Keys.
Fossil Coral used for the memorial.
Fossil Coral used for the memorial.
Fossil Coral used for the memorial.
Fossil Coral used for the memorial.