Cedar Key Waterfront at Sunrise, Cedar Key, Florida
by Dawna Moore Photography
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Cedar Key Waterfront at Sunrise, Cedar Key, Florida
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Dawna Moore Photography
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Photograph - Nature And Travel Photography
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"Prosperity had come to Cedar Key as a port town with more than 30 ships using it as their home port, including a steamship line that carried passengers from New Orleans to Havana.
All this changed on September 29, 1896 when the town was struck by a hurricane which included a ten-foot tidal wave. Both mills were destroyed and never rebuilt. A fire began which destroyed several buildings. Turpentine camps were devastated for a 30 mile swath. The sponge fleet suffered severe damage with 20 boats sinking with all hands on board. Without materials to ship by railroad, Cedar Key lost its status as a port town." (parkplaceincedarkey)
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August 20th, 2016
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