The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-04
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HISTORY
issA grant covering Key West and all the Florida Keys
given Juan salas by Juan de Estrada the then
Spanish Governor of Florida.
Key West to John w Simon
ton for the of $4,000.
1922 he United States of purchased Florida from
Spain and Lieutenant Perry planted the American flag
in Key West
ls4s-The State OF Florida admitted to tie Union
of the Union Blockade fleet. The
fort and the City, and the citizens, although confed
crate sympathe forced to remain under
ministraton.
Spanish oppression.
the town was DESTROYED BY
IRE.
Isss-Key West Naval Base by the American At
lantc Fleet during the spanish-American War.
is12-The East Coast Railroad over the Keys to Key
West completed
Is2The Casa Marina Florida East
Coast Railroad system finest hotels in
Florida opened.
cLMAEThe temperature between 70 degrees in Win
ter and 85 degrees in Summer (Average). 1t is
the only place in Florida which been
touched by frost. 1t is S75 miles farther south
than Cairo Egypt, but has delightful and health
full climate, there being very little sickness.
GEoGRAPY-Key gateway to the Panama Canal
Zone Central and South America Cuba the
West Indies. 1t is forty-eight hours from New
York by rail- Havana be reached in five
hours by boat and in forty five minutes by
1t is expected to be the future port o entry from
South America, Central America and the West
Indie5.
MILiTARY-The United Army maintains Coast Arti-
lery Station Key during the World
War it vas also used as an Airplane base. 1t i
called the Gibraltar of America" controls
the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico.
rAvAL-The States Navy maintains Navy Yard at
Key West as well as a submarine base There
also coaling station fuel oil station md of
largest radio stations the world. The United
Marine Corps also has a station at Key West
INDusTREs-Thc chief industries are cigar making comner-
=. ca fishing sponge fishing aud shipping.
ToTELsThe leading hotels the Casa Marina built and
operated by the Florida Railroad Com
pany, the La Concha, modern fircproof hotel the
Oversee Commercial Hotel and the jefferson Com
merca Hotel.
cIyc-Good Schools Churches Fire and Police Protection
the Departments in the United States
Paved Streets. Good City Parks Municipal Golf Course
NEwspAPERs-The Morning Call The Key Yves. Citizen.
RELATIONSHIPS Coast Railroad operates trains
to and from New and intermediate points
Railroad Car ferries ply between Key West and
Havana 1t is expected that the Seaboard Air
Line win construct a railroad into Key West thus
assuring direct communication with the West Coast
of Florida the Gulf Ports and the Central States
STEAMSHiPSThe Mallory Line to New York and Galveston
The Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Com
pany to Tampa and Havana. The Gulf South
Steamship Company TO Miami and New Or
leans.
eoored water. Wonderful
Yachting. Best fishing in Florida Golf
and Tennis Bathing the round. Coun-
try Club (under construction1. The Over
Sea Highway the Keys. connecting Key
West with the mainland. viii be the most
remarkable highway in the South when
completed.
ADVANTAGES Tropical climate. 2 The Oversee High
way, under construction, paraIeing the
Florida Railroad the Keys win
permit through automobile travel from New
York; to Key West and. with the ferry
ice. practically through travel from Canada
any point IN he United 70 Havana
3. Fresh water to be piped in. This improve
has been fayorabl7 acted upon By the
Florida legislature 4. There many new
developments the intermediate KeyA. Most
of the KEGS be uurehaS lin heir ntfrefy