My wife is from Key West and members of her family not only helped build the 7 mile bridge they were lost in the 1935 hurricane.
BTW - its not true the 1935 hurricane killed the FEC KW extension - it was up and running within 2 weeks. The automobile was the source of its demise. Flagler was smart enough to see the hand writing on the wall and bail out before it was too late. This is documented in several books on the subject of the KW extension. Quite interesting reading - particularly its construction.
Ben
BTW - its not true the 1935 hurricane killed the FEC KW extension - it was up and running within 2 weeks. The automobile was the source of its demise. Flagler was smart enough to see the hand writing on the wall and bail out before it was too late. This is documented in several books on the subject of the KW extension. Quite interesting reading - particularly its construction.
Ben