the low-lying Santee Delta, miles from higher ground and with no shelter. It caused 300 (or more deaths), but managed to break a drought in the Richmond area. Part of cluster of hurricanes struck Charleston area in 1804, 1811, 1813, 1820, and 1822. Fifteen members of the Myers family drowned after their Georgetown home was swept into the ocean. The family's sole survivor, Mordecai Myers, buried the victims, which included his parents. 3) From October 20 to the 22, a hurricane hit Virginia, causing heavy damage and winds in the Richmond area. 4) A hurricane struck the River Mersey in England on December 56, as evidenced by the gravestone of Nelson Burt (nine-year-old son of Albin R. Burt) in the churchyard of St Lawrence's Church, Stoak. 5) A rare December hurricane moved through the eastern Caribbean Sea and eventually into Venezuela between December 13 and December 22. 1823 Atlantic hurricane season 1) A tropical storm moved from Curaçao on July 8 to near Jamaica on July 10. 2) A tropical storm moved south of Jamaica on August 2 and August 3. 3) A hurricane which formed in the west-central Gulf of Mexico on September 11 moved slowly northeast, striking the central Gulf coast on September 14. 1824 Atlantic hurricane season 1) The Georgia Coastal Hurricane of 1824 or Hurricane San Pedro of 1824. A severe hurricane was sighted at Guadeloupe on September 7 and moved across the northeast Lesser Antilles. It passed very near south coast of Puerto Rico on September 9 and the southwest Atlantic to hit Florida on September 13, passing inland near Cape Florida and returning to sea near Cape Canaveral. A ship carrying the contractor and supplies for building three lighthouses in Florida was lost, possibly sunk by this storm. The storm then went ashore in Georgia and South Carolina on September 14, causing 100 deaths. It washed out all bridges between Darien and Savannah. Moving northward, it hit Savannah and South Carolina before going out to sea. Because hurricanes were somewhat frequent, residents were used to evacuating the area. Those who did not evacuate saw the destruction caused by this strong hurricane. This is likely one of the strongest hurricanes to hit Georgia in its history. 2) Between September 26 and September 27, a tropical storm moved south of Jamaica. 1825 Atlantic hurricane season 1) Charleston Hurricane of 1825. A tropical storm formed south of