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Labor Day at the Hurricane Monument 90 Years Later

3 Sep 2025 12:34 PM | Anonymous

And the rain arrived right at the start of the program to remind everyone that weather happens here!

But nothing could dampen the spirits of those who attended this special community event put on by the Matecumbe Historical Trust annually.  Umbrellas went up and the sound system was moved out of the rain, but no one left, anxious to be a part of the day, remembering the tragedy that changed life in Islamorada 90 years ago.  


In 1937 the Hurricane Monument was dedicated as a memorial to 423 people who lost their lives in the devastating 1935 hurricane; 259 were World War I veterans in the Keys working on extending U.S. One. A majority of the other 164 were Islamorada residents.

For the 90th anniversary of the storm, visitors were asked to brave the rain to help spread 423 flowers on the crypt where the remains of many who lost their lives in the 1935 storm are buried.


Wooden cut-out plaques were distributed as a memento of this historic event, 90 years ago. Thank you Barbara Edgar and the Matecumbe Historical Trust.
 


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