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1 <br />i <br />a <br />iL <br />Project <br />This Florida Keys Memorial, known locally as the "Hurricane Monument," was built to honor <br />hundreds of American veterans and local citizens who perished in the "Great Hurricane" on <br />Labor Day, September 2, 1935. On that day, Islamorada sustained winds of 200 miles per <br />hour and a barometer reading of 26.35 inches for many hours. Many local buildings and the <br />Florida East Coast Railway were destroyed by what was recorded as the most savage <br />hurricane in history. Hundreds of World War I veterans who had been camped in the <br />Matecumbe area while working on the construction of U.S. Highway One for the Works <br />Progress Administration (WPA) were killed. <br />' In 1937, the cremated remains of approximately 300 people were placed within the tiled <br />crypt in front of the monument. The monument is composed of native keystone and its <br />striking frieze depicts coconut palm trees bending beneath the force of hurricane winds while <br />' the waters from an angry sea lap at their trunks. <br />CGA performed a detailed survey and landscape restoration to the drive immediately <br />southeast of the Islamorada Hurricane Monument. This drive connects the Old Road to the <br />' Overseas Highway and to the Monument site up to its northeastern property line. <br />i <br />i <br />Client <br />Village of Islamorada <br />Contact information <br />at time of project: <br />Village of Islamorada <br />87000 Overseas Highway <br />Islamorada, Florida 33036 <br />305 664 -2345 <br />Project Date <br />2000 <br />Project Value <br />$200,000 Construction Cost <br />$25,000 Design <br />Services Provided <br />Surveying <br />Landscape Architecture <br />Key Personnel <br />John Downes, PE <br />Tammy Cook, ASLA, RLA <br />Joe Aldacosta, PSM <br />