Greetings from Key West

More than just an island of beautiful scenery, Key West is saturated with history. This picture and text book includes the beginning history of Key West from the Calusa people to present day. Learn about Henry Flagler "connection" to the islands and how the Panama Canal made Key west a point of entry. President Truman spent more than 170 days here during his presidency. The island has inspired others like Tennessee Williams and Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway stated that the Key West...
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More than just an island of beautiful scenery, Key West is saturated with history. This picture and text book includes the beginning history of Key West from the Calusa people to present day. Learn about Henry Flagler "connection" to the islands and how the Panama Canal made Key west a point of entry. President Truman spent more than 170 days here during his presidency. The island has inspired others like Tennessee Williams and Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway stated that the Key West Lighthouse was placed near his house so that he could find his way home from Sloppy Joe's Bar.Key West also has a deep military history. The book makes reference to the Civil War, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, and Cuban Missile Crisis. The Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Department of Defense and the Department of the Air Force were created in Key West at the naval station. If you are looking for a little humor, reading the headstones in the Key West Cemetery may satisfy that. My favorite headstones were "I'm just resting my eyes" and "I told you I was sick."