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90 miles from cuba, key west is closer to havana than miami. We learn more about the history of the island from the Monroe County librarian. We are in the Key West Branch of the Monroe County library. I house the archives for munro county. We try to keep all of the records we can, church records, plus some of the government records that other people have disposed of, a little bit of everything. I pulled out several things i thought would be of interest to the cspan audience. General items, vario...

The colorful, mostly libertarian history of Key West

The colorful, mostly libertarian history of Key West, Florida.

1832: John James Audubon arrived at Key West from the Dry Tortugas with specimens of terns, shells, conchs and coral. He claimed to have discovered five new species of birds

1829: The four owners of the Island of Key West — John Simonton, Pardon Greene, John Whitehead and John Fleming — signed an agreement for the division of the island.

1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding. Remarks: Thursday, August 29th At 3 P.M. the Wind hauled to the Northward and Westward and

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1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Remarks, Wednesday, May 15th Wind Still ahead. Lat. 26.45 N. Expenditures of Water 83 Gallons, Remains

On Friday, March 25, Key West will celebrate its 200th anniversary. Technically, it’s celebrating the anniversary of Lt. Matthew Perry sailing to the island and planting the American flag in

DIXON - Lee County Sheriff John Simonton has announced he will not be seeking a third term as Sheriff. He announced on Friday that his resignation will be