Administered by Monroe County School Board 242 White Street Key West Florida 33037
Located 81500 Overseas Highway Islamorada Florida
Date:
Dedicated Nov. 14, 1937
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida survey, 1994.
Image on file.
The Keynoter (FL), Nov. 27, 1975.
(On plaque on front of shaft:) DEDICATED/TO THE MEMORY OF THE/CIVILIANS AND WAR VETERANS/WHOSE LIVES WERE LOST/IN THE HURRICANE OF/SEPTEMBER SECOND, 1935. unsigned
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Summary:
Bas-relief depicting palm trees and ocean waves being blown by a hurricane. The concrete bas-relief panel is on the front face of a tall keystone covered shaft. The shaft is bordered by a low wall which encompasses a large area of stone flooring. The flooring is covered with keystone, or coquina, slabs. In the center of the flooring is a crypt. The top of the crypt is covered with a 22 foot long tile map depicting the Florida Keys from Key Largo to Marathon.
