[John S Mosby]

Looking for our Keys natives accounts (paperbacks) had in the family since then— somewhere in the house. Appalling- dead people up in the middle of a coconut palm tree 30 feet up— now that was some storm surge. And... Flagler’s train that backed down there to rescue people— backed all the way from Miami- only to fill up with men and be surged/blown off the tracks killing everyone and the locomotive.

this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935_Labor_Day_hurricane

[RegulatorCountry]

The elevation of piling houses on some of the Keys is the highest I’ve ever seen. I thought 16 ft was high on the Outer Banks, but those have got to be at least 20. But then you have some of the towns with residences not elevated at all. I know a few of the marinas are regarded as hurricane holes but is the town of Key West itself that elevated? I mean, it would have to be at least 20 ft above sea level for no pilings to make the least amount of sense given the size of those islands.

[MplsSteve]

“Storm Of The Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935” by Willie Drye covers the subject well.

[rodguy911]

No question we don't really have a lot of data on the storm but tarpon fishermen are all over the remnants of where the flagler train ran since the concrete remains are still there off fav. fishing bridges like channel 2 at MM 73 at the southern end of Islamorada.My shop is at 82 and the stories i have heard sine 1970 when I moved from Miami to Key Largo now to islamorada are simply amazing.
The memorial referred to earlier is about a mile south of where I am located. A church is nearby and rings their bells every day.