Top 10 Great Stories That Happened Along I-95:
- The ten-year old who got a personal invitation to visit the USSR from the Soviet Premier based on her innocent letter expressing concern about nuclear proliferation.
- A talented Native American who inspired Cleveland to name its baseball team the Indians after proving to be one of the best players of the day.
- Gerrymandering is a common term in the English language but I-95 goes right through the region responsible for the made-up word referring to shady dealings for political gain.
- Discovery of the world’s first nearly complete dinosaur skeleton, which set off a flurry of excavations throughout the country.
- First death of the Civil War – don’t be too quick to assume the answer to this one!
- I-95 goes right over the remains of the Devil’s Half Acre, widely regarded as the most brutal slave jail in America.
- North America’s only triple decker train track where three lines converge at one intersection, one on top of the other.
- A real-life Tarzan of the Loxahatchee River who made a living wrasslin’ gators for the entertainment of starlets, princesses and other tourists.
- America’s biggest and most audacious cattle rustling exploit; Confederate soldiers stole 2,486 steers from the Union army.
- John Kennedy’s last public appearance before heading to Dallas to appear in an ill-fated motorcade.
Check What's Great About I-95: Maine to Florida to find out where these and other stories happened near the route of I-95.