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21 hours ago · Those who take the two-hour trip listen to my recorded voice telling stories about Indian Key, Lignumvitae Key, the original Overseas Highway and the ferry system that was required to make the trek between Key West and the mainland. I also talk about the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane.
3 days ago · The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was the most intense hurricane to make landfall on the country, having struck the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 ...
5 days ago · Labor Day Hurricane (1935) A small but deadly hurricane devastated the Florida Keys, leaving hundreds dead in its wake. A Category 5 monster, it blew apart bridges, swept away trains, and left little behind. It was the most intense storm ever recorded in the U.S., and its legacy still lingers in the Keys, where people tell stories about that ...
5 days ago · Andrew is one of four land falling category 5 hurricanes on record to affect the U.S. mainland in addition to Hurricane Camille (1969), the Labor Day Hurricane (1935) and Hurricane Michael (2018). Building codes in Florida were enhanced after Andrew to mitigate future hurricane wind damage.
Dorian also tied the record for maximum sustained wind speed for a landfalling hurricane (185 mph) in the Atlantic, a record shared with the historic 1935 Labor Day Hurricane. $2.0 CI 10
The Railroad That Died at Sea by Pat Parks: the 1935 Labor Day hurricane that savaged Key West. Out of the Smoke: The Story of a Sail [Battle of Sunda Strait] by Ray Parkin. The Raft: The Courageous Struggle of Three Naval Airmen Against the Sea by Robert Trumbull. No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War by Hiroo Onoda.
2 days ago · Three Category 5 hurricanes have made landfall in the United States since records began: the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, Hurricane Camille of 1969, and Hurricane.
