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Top 10 Great Stories That Happened Along I-95:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Discovery of the world’s first nearly complete dinosaur skeleton, which set off a flurry of excavations throughout the country.
  5. First death of the Civil War – don’t be too quick to assume the answer to this one!
  6. I-95 goes right over the remains of the Devil’s Half Acre, widely regarded as the most brutal slave jail in America.
  7. North America’s only triple decker train track where three lines converge at one intersection, one on top of the other.
  8. A real-life Tarzan of the Loxahatchee River who made a living wrasslin’ gators for the entertainment of starlets, princesses and other tourists.
  9. America’s biggest and most audacious cattle rustling exploit; Confederate soldiers stole 2,486 steers from the Union army.
  10. 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.

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