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    The Great Fire of Key West was a major fire that destroyed a significant portion of the city of Key West in 1886. It was the largest and most devastating...
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  • Great Fire of Saint John (1877), in New Brunswick Great Oulu fire of 1882 Great Fire of Key West (1886) Great Vancouver Fire (1886) Great fire of Cochin...
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    Key West International Airport (IATA: EYW, ICAO: KEYW, FAA LID: EYW) is an international airport located in the City of Key West in Monroe County, Florida...
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    another widow of a previous keeper.) Barbara Mabrity continued to serve as keeper of the Key West Light until the early 1860s, when she was fired at age 82...
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  • The Key West Cemetery (officially, Historic Key West City Cemetery) is a 19-acre (77,000 m2) cemetery at the foot of Solares Hill on the island of Key West...
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  • for public transportation in Key West, Florida. The law stated the company had a right "to construct and operate a line of railway or railroads on any...
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    Thousands of years before European discovery, the island of Key West was largely occupied by the Calusa and Tequesta Native American tribes. Brief settlements...
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    The Key West Aquarium is the only public aquarium in Key West, Florida, United States. It is located at 1 Whitehead Street and is marked by Historic Marker...
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    Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it constitutes the City of Key West. The island of Key West is about 4 miles...
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    The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through central London from Sunday 2 September to Thursday 6 September 1666, gutting the...
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  • swimmer; famous for being the first person to swim from Cuba to Key West without the aid of a shark cage Bettie Page (1923–2008), pin-up model John Patterson...
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  • Supernatural: Bone Key based on the American TV series Supernatural, protagonist Dean Winchester is infused with all of the ghosts on Key West to fight a vengeance...
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    Station Key West (IATA: NQX, ICAO: KNQX, FAA LID: NQX), is a naval air station and military airport located on Boca Chica Key, four miles (6 km) east of the...
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    Key West High School (KWHS) is a public high school in Key West, Florida, United States. It is part of the Monroe County School District. The school opened...
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    The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people...
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    The Key West Historic District (also known as Old Town of the City of Key West) is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on March 11, 1971) located...
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    Conch Republic (category Culture of Key West, Florida)
    Conch Republic (/ˈkɒŋk/) is a micronation declared as a secession of the city of Key West, Florida, from the United States on April 23, 1982. It has been...
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    The Port of Key West is a port in Key West, Florida. It includes Key West Bight, Garrison Bight at City Marina, as well as three docks that could be utilized...
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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. A bend...
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    South Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, Florida, United States. On June 19, 1972, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is the...
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    Harry S. Truman Little White House (category History of Key West, Florida)
    11 visits. The house is located in the Truman Annex neighborhood of Old Town, Key West. The house was originally on the waterfront when it was built in...
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    The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden is a frost-free arboretum and botanical garden containing a collection of trees, shrubs, and palms, including...
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    Sloppy Joe's (category History of Key West, Florida)
    Sloppy Joe's Bar is a historic American bar in Key West, Florida located at the corner of Greene and Duval Street since 1937. Sloppy Joe's was purchased...
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    Mallory Square (category History of Key West, Florida)
    of Key West, Florida. It is located on the waterfront in Key West's historic Old Town, adjacent to the cruise ship port. It is located just west of the...
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    Fantasy Fest (category Culture of Key West, Florida)
    Fantasy Fest is a street party held annually in the last week of October in Key West, Florida. Fantasy Fest was initiated in 1979 by Bill Conkle, Tony...
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    The Key West Citizen is a daily newspaper published in Key West, Florida. The newspaper is the result of the amalgamations of several related publications...
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    The Studios of Key West is a center for the arts in Key West, an island community at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. Established in 2006 as...
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    Southernmost House (category History of Key West, Florida)
    The Southernmost House is a historic mansion in the U.S. city of Key West, in Monroe County, Florida. Five U.S. Presidents have stayed there. The house...
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    Fort Zachary Taylor (category History of Key West, Florida)
    southern tip of Key West, Florida. Construction of the fort began in 1845 as part of a mid-19th century plan to defend the southeast coast of the United...
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    Southernmost Point Buoy (category Buildings and structures in Key West, Florida)
    Key West, Florida that claims to mark the southernmost point in the continental United States — though it is neither the true southernmost point of the...
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