Highway Piers
Posted by: 
Markerman62
N 24° 50.705 W 080° 44.855
17R E 525503 N 2747817
Located at the bridge between Lower Matecumbe Key and Craig Key on US 1
Waymark Code: WMZ6ZN
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2018
Views: 3
The veterans of World War I were promised a bonus but due to the Great Depression of the early 1930s the government was without funds.
Roosevelt was president and formed the Florida Emergency Relief Administration to create jobs for those out of work.
In Nov., 1934, the government sent 600 veterans to build bridges to replace the ferries. The main and largest camp was here where the Boy Scout Sea Base is today.
On Sept. 2, 1935, the great Labor Day hurricane with 200 mph winds and 20' waves destroyed the camp and the railway. The road was rebuilt on the railway bridges leaving the unfinished piers as a memorial to the hundreds who lost their lives.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: Monroe
Marker Type: Plaque
Sponsored or placed by: Matecumbe Historical Trust
Website: Not listed
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