Wrong Way Hurricane Monument - Islamorada FL
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nomadwillie
N 24° 55.019 W 080° 38.170
17R E 536738 N 2755805
Dedicated November 14, 1937 as The Florida Keys Memorial and memorializes the World War-I veterans and civilians who perished in the 1935 hurricane.
Waymark Code: WM10D32
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2019
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The Harvey Seeds Post of the American Legion in Miami took the lead in obtaining $3,779 as a contribution of which $2,500 was cash. The finished cost was around $12,000. The memorial was designed by the Florida Division of the Federal Art Project and was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1937 as Zone 3, Project Number 2217.
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