What did the Revenue Act of 1928 do?

In the Revenue Act of 1928, the Joint Committee’s authority was extended to the review of all refunds or credits of any income, war-profits, excess-profits, or estate or gift tax in excess of $75,000.

How much did Okeechobee hurricane cost?

Estimated damage cost: $32 million ($16 billion today)

What was the significance of the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane?

The hurricane killed an estimated 2,500 people in the United States; most of the fatalities occurred in the state of Florida, particularly in Lake Okeechobee. It was the fourth tropical cyclone, third hurricane, and only major hurricane of the 1928 Atlantic hurricane season.

What caused Lake Okeechobee to flood in 1928?

SEPTEMBER 16, 1928 — a hurricane hit the Caribbean, then moved onward and upward to Florida’s Atlantic coast. From Fort Pierce to Palm Beach, buildings shattered and splintered as the big wind blew, but its final fury was spent on the tiny farming communities that dot Lake Okeechobee’s southern shore.

What does Okeechobee mean in Seminole?

big water
Lake Okeechobee means “big water” in the Seminole Indian language, an appropriate name for a water body whose opposite shore can’t be seen from the water’s edge. With a surface area of 730 square miles, it is the largest lake in the southeastern United States.

Are there alligators in Okeechobee?

With an estimated population of 12,925 gators, Jesup ranks second to mammoth Lake Okeechobee (28,106) for the number of alligators in a state lake. But while Okeechobee has more than twice the number of gators as Jesup, it’s also 28 times larger.

Who owns Lake Okeechobee?

Lake Okeechobee reservoir land bought by South Florida Water Management District. The South Florida Water Management District board has approved the purchase of 490 acres for a reservoir to cut discharges to the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers.

Is Lake Okeechobee a sinkhole?

This 90-foot-deep naturally occurring sinkhole lake is the deepest lake south of Lake Okeechobee, and one of the deepest in the entire state.