Islamorada Off The Beaten Path

Well i guess most people will miss this because they simply don't know about it.

We didn't also, we where just on our way to get something to eat and noticed these firetrucks. They where preparing to drive of to ??? we don't know we just waited till they left, i have no idea if they where part of a larger parade but the need for food was bigger this time...


Picture taken december 12, 2004

Just like us, millions of vehicles have passed through Islamorada and saw the 1935 Hurricane Memorial. One day we decided to stop and take a few minutes to stand still at this monument. On Labor Day, the massive hurricane hit between Long Key and Tavernier. It had winds of 200 miles an hour. This massive storm destroyed Islamorada and killed 700 people. It also wiped out 40 miles of railway and the train, which had stopped to take on more passengers in Islamorada. The Florida Keys Memorial, also known as the "Hurricane Monument," was built to honour hundreds of American veterans and local citizens who perished in the massive hurricane on Labor Day, September second 1935. A large stone features an impression of palm trees swaying with the wind, and beneath there is a crypt that contains the skeletal bones and cremated remains of many of the veterans and citizens who lost their lives in the 1935 hurricane. For those who also want to visit the monument, it is located between the old State Road 4A highway and the present U.S. 1 at mile marker 81.5.