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May 3, 2024 · World War I Veteran Killed in the Labor Day 1935 hurricane in the Florida Keys.
1 day ago · For instance, when I was hired to curate Islamorada’s Keys History & Discovery Center in 2013, one of my first assignments was to fly to Tallahassee and interview the 101-year-old Wilbur Jones. At the time, he was the oldest living survivor of the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane.
4 days ago · The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane. This one holds the record as the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. With sustained winds of 185 mph, it struck the Florida Keys, causing...
3 days ago · Hurricane Ian was a Category 5 hurricane that wreaked havoc as the third-costliest weather disaster ever recorded. This catastrophic event marked the deadliest hurricane to hit Florida since the tragic 1935 Labor Day hurricane. With wind speeds peaking at 160 mph, the storm claimed 161 lives.
5 days ago · It’s one of only four hurricanes to make landfall in the United States as a Category 5 since 1900 (the others being the 1935 Florida Keys Labor Day storm, Hurricane Camille in 1969, and Hurricane Michael in 2018). Chart showing the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale used to categorize hurricanes.
21 hours ago · Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. The Key West extension was heavily damaged and partially destroyed in the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. An FEC rescue train which, with the exception of steam locomotive 447, was overturned by the storm surge at Islamorada.
4 days ago · FEC 4-8-2 447 and the 1935 Hurricane. A recent book on the Key West Extension (Last Train To Paradise) discusses the rescue train of Sept. 1935, during the hurricane that wiped out the line (and much of anything man-made on the Keys). FEC 4-8-2 447 was handing the ill-fated rescue train, and photos taken after the storm show it still on the ...
