Hurricane Monument

Remember to respect the past

We pass by this monument every time we drive to Key West and finally stopped. It is a solemn monument to a devastating hurricane that gave no warnings to its intensity or direction, until it was too l...

Worth the stop

Very detailed information. Quiet off the side of main road. There are several storyboards telling about the Labor Day hurricane of 1935. Very sad but church plays chimes on hour.

Florida History

Interesting to learn the history of hurricane of 1935. When visiting Sister Luis Gabriel grotto in Key West built 1937 get the chills knowing that as long as grotto has been standing, no one has die...

Moving

This is a moving monument to all the lives lost, with information boards explaining what happened. Remains of 300 victims are buried underneath the memorial.

Sad

I wasn't sure what to expect but to find out this is basically a cemetery with over 300 people buried here kind of blew me away. This was before they named hurricanes. It is the Labor Day storm of S...