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This Labor Day we recall the 1935 hurricane and the poor people who were in the wrong place at the worst time.

As the Florida Keys turn 200, we look back on the area's milestones to celebrate the history of a unique region.

1823: Commodore David Porter ordered the U.S. flag raised over “Thompson’s Island” (Key West), and a battery was erected with eight guns, under the command of Capt. Grayson, U.S. Marine

1734: The ship Charles, sailing from Jamaica to Bristol, was approached at the Florida Keys by a Spanish vessel, whose crew offered to trade “rich commodities” if the Englishmen came

1928: Adjutant General Vivien B. Collins authorized National Guard units from Miami and Key West to Matecumbe Key to quell disturbances caused by striking veterans employed on FERA bridge projects