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Before there were roads in South Florida, U.S. mail carriers known collectively as the Barefoot Mailman risked their lives to deliver the mail along the Atlantic Coast between Palm Beach and the Miami River settlement, traversing a 68 mile route, 20 by boat and 48 by foot. James E. Hamilton was one of these men, and he lost his life in 1887 crossing Hillsboro Inlet.
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Hillsboro Beach, Florida · United States
