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Racer’s Storm: The Benchmark Hurricane of 1837
Follow1837, Alabama, Barbados, Brazos de Santiago, Brazos de St. Iago, Cape Hatteras, Charleston, Cox Point, Cuba, David M. Ludlum, Dr. J. Wilson Copes, Florida, Georgia, Gulf Coast, Hispanola, HMS Racer, Ivan Ray Tannehill, Jamaica, James Henry Coffin, Jean Louis Berlandier, Louisiana, Lt. Col. William Reid, Matagorda Bay, Matamoros, Merida, Mexico, Racer's Storm, Rio Grande, Samuel Wood Geiser, Santa Lucia, Sisal, South Carolina, Tampico, Texas, Velasco, William C. Redfield, Winward Islands, Yucatan Peninsula