Located a few miles east of this intersection is the
Port Mayaca Cemetery, which was chosen in 1928 as the site for the mass burial of over 1,600 unidentified people who lost their lives in western Palm Beach County as the result of
an unnamed Category 5 hurricane in September 1928 and the flooding that ensued after the earthen dikes surrounding Lake Okeechobee collapsed. Originally operated by a trust set up by the cities of
Belle Glade,
Pahokee and
South Bay, the cemetery has been operated since 1992 by the city of Pahokee alone. ==See also==