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The Key West Bight, now known as the Key West Historic Seaport, is the site of a 200-year-old global maritime trade base in Key West, Florida, USA. [1] A bend in the shoreline on the northwest side of the island created a bight , a wide bay and naturally protected harbor. [ 2 ]
Cruise ships can be serviced by three separate docking facilities. [12] Mallory Square Dock is owned and operated by the City of Key West; the Outer Mole Pier is federally owned and operated by the city through a lease agreement with the U.S. Navy; and Pier B is operated by Pier B Development Corporation through a lease agreement with the State of Florida.
Key West is closer to Havana (about 106 miles or 171 kilometers by air or sea) [8] than it is to Miami (130 miles or 210 kilometers by air or 165 miles or 266 kilometers by road). [7] Key West is the usual endpoint for marathon swims from Cuba, including Diana Nyad's 2013 swim [33] [34] and Susie Maroney's 1997 swim from within a shark cage. [35]
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants Inc. is an American seafood restaurant chain, formerly based in Portland, Oregon. [4] As of December 2024, the company operates 20 locations & 1 catering service in the United States and 4 Canadian locations that operate under the Boathouse name. [ 5 ]
Fantasy Fest in Key West, Florida includes a two-day street party known as Goombay held in Key West's Bahama Village neighborhood. [5] It is named after the goombay goatskin drums that generate the party's rhythms and held in celebration of the heritage of Key West's large Bahamian population with food, art, and dancing. [5]
Legal Sea Foods is an American restaurant chain [5] of casual-dining seafood restaurants primarily located in the Northeastern United States.. The current company headquarters is located in the South Boston Seaport District.
Richard Peacon was born in Key West on August 21, 1840. His parents came from the Bahamas. In 2006, the Peacon family's Bahamian connection and 712 Eaton Street were mentioned in Preserving Paradise: The Architectural Heritage of the Florida Keys. [8] The Peacon House is one of many contributing properties in the Key West Historic District. It ...
Construction on the house began in 1848 and was completed in 1851 [5] by Asa Tift, a marine architect and salvage wrecker, in a French Colonial estate style. [6] The house's site, across the street from the Key West Lighthouse, [7] has an elevation of 16 feet (4.9 m) above sea level, making it the second-highest site on the island.