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coral garden. Caution: Surgy, visibility during the American Revolution in 1776.
often not more than 20 feet. By the 1900's Key West citizens called
themselves "Conchs". Today's residents
KEY WEST DESCRIPTIONS FROM use the term "Conch" to refer to a person
SIDE TWO OF FRANKO’S GUIDE born in Key West, while the term "Fresh
MAP OF THE FLORIDA KEYS: Water Conch" refers to a resident not born
in Key West but who has lived in Key
KEY WEST The Uncommon Place! West for at least seven years. Folklore
Home to endless points of interest, Key says in the old days, when a baby was
West has more than you can possibly visit born, the family would put a conch shell
in a single day, or even a week. This is on a pole in front of their home.
one of America's most historic cities,
where real estate deeds date back FORT EAST MARTELLO MUSEUM &
hundreds of years. You can find Ernest GARDENS This fort was never
Hemingway's home, the John Audubon completed, and never saw any war action.
House and many other historic edifices. Built during the Civil War (1861-1865).
One of the most fabulous artifacts you will The view from atop the central tower
ever see outside of King Tut's tomb itself gives visitors a spectacular panorama of
is the fabulous and fabled booty of the the Atlantic coast of Key West. (305)
Atocha, on display at the Mel Fisher 296-3913 3501 S. Roosevelt Bl
Maritime Heritage Museum. Key West is
also home to world class fishing, plus WEST MARTELLO TOWER This is a
extraordinary diving. Be sure to visit Civil War era fort, and a National Historic
Mallory Square, where every evening the Site. Presently the Key West Garden Club
Sunset Celebration is held, with a and the Joe Allen Garden Center are
guarantee of superb, even if unplanned, located here. 1100 Atlantic Bl
entertainment.
MILE MARKER ZERO All of the WHITE STREET PIER Nice concrete
Florida Keys addresses that are along fishing pier is wheelchair accessible, and
Highway 1 are expressed by mile markers, it is a good place to find evening yoga
or miles from this point. MM 100, for classes. AIDS memorial is at the foot of
example, is the location of the Africa the pier.
Queen boat 100 miles away in Key Largo.
MALLORY SQUARE AT NIGHT - All
“CONCHS” Many of the residents of Key kinds of performers crowd into Mallory
West immigrated from the Bahamas in the Square in the evening to entertain tourists
early- to mid-1800's. These people, who and passersby. At times the passersby
were called "Conchs" (pronounced join in! There are also lots of local
'conks'), were the progeny of British vendors and artisans with booths for you
Loyalists who had fled to the Bahamas to browse or purchase a souvenir.
