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Port Mayaca (pronounced ''port my-ak-kuh)'' is a sparsely populated place located in western Martin County,
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.City of Pahokee site for Port Mayaca Cemetery
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Okeechobee Waterway bridges and locksFlorida's forgotten storm: The Hurricane of 1928
* ttp://www.cityofpahokee.com/Port%20Mayaca%20Cemetery/Port%20Mayaca%20Cemetery.htm City of Pahokee site for Port Mayaca Cemetery {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Martin County, Florida Port St. Lucie metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Florida Populated places on Lake Okeechobee
Port Mayaca (pronounced ''port my-ak-kuh)'' is a sparsely populated place located in western Martin County, Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
, United States, on the eastern side of Lake Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee (), also known as Florida's Inland Sea, is the largest freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the tenth largest natural freshwater lake among the 50 states of the United States and the second-largest natural freshwat ...
.
Named for the Mayaca Tribe, Port Mayaca is centered just south of the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam
The Port Mayaca Lock is a navigable lock and dam on the Okeechobee Waterway ( St. Lucie Canal), adjacent to U.S. Route 441 and U.S. Route 98 at Canal Point, in Martin County, Florida, United States.
It is located near Port Mayaca at latitude 2 ...
s on the Okeechobee Waterway (St. Lucie Canal) at the intersection of S.W. Kanner Highway, ( State Road 76), and S.W. Gaines Highway, ( State Road 15, which is signed as U.S. Route 441
U.S. Route 441 (US 441) is a auxiliary route of U.S. Route 41. It extends from US 41 in Miami, Florida to US 25W in Rocky Top, Tennessee. Between its termini, US 441 travels through the states of Florida, Georgia, North ...
and U.S. Route 98).
There are few houses and businesses at this intersection. Most are strung out North and South along Gaines Highway or east along Kanner Highway. In November 2008, Cypress Lodge, for many years the only inn
Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...
in Port Mayaca, was added to the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
.
Post office
The Port Mayaca post office was established on June 7, 1928, and discontinued on June 30, 1958, after which time mail went to the Canal Point post office in neighboringPalm Beach County
Palm Beach County is a county located in the southeastern part of Florida and lies directly north of Broward County and Miami-Dade County. The county had a population of 1,492,191 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous county ...
. Mail delivery for most of Port Mayaca continues to come from Canal Point.
Port Mayaca Cemetery
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./ref>
See also
*1928 Okeechobee Hurricane
The Okeechobee hurricane of 1928, also known as the San Felipe Segundo hurricane, was one of the deadliest hurricanes in the recorded history of the North Atlantic basin, and the fourth deadliest hurricane in the United States, only behind the ...
* Mayaca (tribe)
Mayaca was the name used by the Spanish to refer to a Native American tribe in central Florida, to the principal village of that tribe and to the chief of that village in the 1560s. The Mayacas occupied an area in the upper St. Johns River valley ...
* Myakka City, Florida
Myakka City (also Myakka) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Manatee County, Florida, United States. It lies along State Road 70 near the city of Bradenton, the county seat of Manatee County. Its elevation is , and it is located at ...
, a settlement in eastern Manatee County which uses a variant spelling of the name.
Resources
* Nash, Jay Robert, ''Darkest Hours'', Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1976, pp. 321–322.References
External links
Okeechobee Waterway bridges and locks
* ttp://www.cityofpahokee.com/Port%20Mayaca%20Cemetery/Port%20Mayaca%20Cemetery.htm City of Pahokee site for Port Mayaca Cemetery {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Martin County, Florida Port St. Lucie metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Florida Populated places on Lake Okeechobee