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Key West is the southern terminus of U.S. Route 1 – the longest north–south road in the United States, as well as State Road A1A, the East Coast Greenway and, before 1935, the Florida East Coast Railway. Key West is a port of call for passenger cruise ships. [13] The Key West International Airport provides airline service.
Following Spain's secession of Florida to the United States in 1819, the first permanent colonization of Key West began with American possession in 1821. [6] Legal claim of the island occurred with the purchase by businessman, John W. Simonton, in 1822, in which federal property was asserted only three months later with the arrival of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Mathew C. Perry.
The U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station (also known as the U.S. Navy Coal Depot and Storehouse or Building #1) is a historic site in Key West, Florida. It is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Front and Whitehead Streets. In 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
For many years, Key West was the largest town in Florida, and it grew prosperous on wrecking revenues. The isolated outpost was well located for trade with Cuba and the Bahamas and was on the main trade route from New Orleans. Improved navigation led to fewer shipwrecks, and Key West went into a decline in the late nineteenth century.
Coast Guard Station Key West is the most southerly Coast Guard Station in Florida. [ 1 ] All the cutters in the United States Coast Guard 's Sentinel class cutters proceeded to Key West for their acceptance trials, prior to proceeding to their future home ports, for their commissioning.
The growth of trees and taller buildings in Key West began to obscure the light, and in 1894 the tower was raised twenty feet, placing the light about 100 feet (30 m) above sea level. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] After the Coast Guard decommissioned the Key West Light in 1969, it was turned over to Monroe County , which in turn leased it to the Key West Arts ...
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Key West Aquarium; The Armory (Key West) Audubon House and Tropical Gardens; Captain Tony's Saloon; Key West Cemetery; U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station; Ernest Hemingway House; Fogarty Mansion (Fogarty House) Eduardo H. Gato House; Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage; Key West Historic District; Key West Bight ...