Mysteries of the Marsh

When a hurricane struck Florida's coast in 1715, it sank eleven Spanish galleons laden with unimaginable wealth. While some wrecks have been found along the Treasure Coast, the San Miguel vanished without a trace. Explore how this maritime disaster shaped Florida's identity and the enduring mystery that continues to captivate treasure hunters three centuries later.

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A town built on ambition, swallowed by the swamp. Explore the rise and fall of Centralia, Florida, where towering cypress trees fell—and a community vanished in just seven years.

In the maze-like waterways of Florida's Ten Thousand Islands, a sugar plantation owner named Edgar Watson built an empire on blood and fear. This episode follows the rise and violent fall of Florida's most notorious outlaw—from his mysterious past to his brutal reign at Chatham Bend to his final confrontation on the porch of Smallwood's Store. When an entire community decides enough is enough, frontier justice comes swiftly and without mercy.

Special thanks to these incredible musicians whose work helps bring our stories to life:

• Hayden Folker for "Cast Aside," "The Journey," and "Train Robbery"
• Myuu for "Don't Die On Me"

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The most intense hurricane in American history slammed into the Florida Keys on Labor Day, 1935. Through tales of Flagler's railroad, veterans desperately seeking shelter in a cesspool, and a rescue train that arrived too late, we uncover how this monster storm reshaped the Keys forever - and why its ghostly echoes still haunt these islands today.