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Surnames: Mykle
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I've just written a book on the 1928 hurricane titled
"KILLER 'CANE, The Deadly Hurricane of 1928"
which is due out in June 2002.
I interviewed over thrity survivors and have extensive oral and written histories of survivors mostly in the Belle Glade, Pahokee and South Bay areas.
Many of the survivors have
I need help tracking down a "family legend".
Rachel Westervelt, wife of John Briton Varick, of
Hudson and Sussex Counties, NJ, inherited some
money from her father around 1913 (give or take
a couple of years).
Her husband thought investing in land and businesses
in Florida was a truly bright idea.
(Please remember this is a Family Legend with some
reasons to believe there may be a tad of truth).
They invested in "a commissary on the edge of Lake
Okeechobee".
Because of The Flood (as the story goes)