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One of the questions that we hear is "What was the
Overseas Railroad?"
The Overseas Railroad was the brainchild of Henry Flagler.
Having brought his wife down to Florida for her health,
Flagler began developing the area and driving his railroad
further and further south. Known as the Flroida East Coast
Railway, it had reached Homestead by 1904. The father of
Miami then set his eyes on expanding his network into the
Florida Keys.
Because of the construction of the Panama Canal, Key West
became a potential boon as the closest deep-water port to
the Canal. "Flagler's Folly" caused many engineering innovations
and brought workers from around the country to achieve his
goal. The project was finally completed in 1912.
The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, a Category 5 hurricane,
killed between 400 and 700 people and wreaked havok on the
FEC in the Middle Keys. The FEC wasn't able to rebuild for
financial reasons.
The State of Florida used the roadbed and remaining infrastructure
to build the Overseas Highway to Key West. Parts of the
original track are still in place and some of the bypassed
old concrete bridges remain in use even today as fishing
piers. As you drive down the modern highway, you can simply
look to one side and see people enjoying the fishing from
what remains of the old Overseas Railroad.
