The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-06
KEY WEST



HISTORY
grant covering Key West and all the Florida Keys
Spanish Governor of Florida.
sold the Island of Key West to John W. Simon
ton for the sum of $4,000.
United America purchased Florida from
Spain and Lieutenant Perry planted the American flag
in Key West
lsso-During Civil War Key West was the headquarters
of the Union Blockade fleet Union forces held the
fort and the City, and the citizens, although of Confed
crate sympathe forced to remain under Union adj
ministration.
cigar industry established by cuban fleeing from
Spanish oppression.
of the town was destroyed BY
fire.
isss-Key West used by the American At
lantic Fleet during the Spanish American War. a,
is2The Florida East Coast Railroad Keys to Key
West was completed.
1s2The hotel of the Florida East
Coast Railroad system and of the finest hotels in
Florida opened.
cLMATEThe temperature rs degrees in Win
ter and IS degrees in Summer tAverage). 1t is
the only place in Florida which has never been
touched by frost 1t is s75 miles farther south
than Cairo Egypt, but has delightful and health
Sickness
GEoGRAPIY-Key West is the gateway the Panama
Zone Central and South America, Cuba and the
West Indies. 1t is forty-eight hours from New
York by rail- Havana be reached IN five
hours by boat forty-fve minutes by air.
1t is expected to be the future port of entry from
South America, Central America and the West
Indiel.
MILiTARY-The United Army maintains Coast Arti
lery Station at Key West and during the World
War it was also used Airpane base II l.
called the Gibraltar of America" as it controls
the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico.
NAvAL-The United States Navy maintains Navy Yard at
Key West well submarine base. There
also eoaling station fuel oil station and one of the
largest radio stations in the world The United States
Marine Corps also has a station at Key West
INDUsTRIEs-The chief industries are cigar making CONNER
cal fishing sponge fishing and shipping.
qoTELs-The leading hotels are the Casa Marina balt and
operated by the Florida East Coast Railroad Com
pany, the La concha. modern freproof hotel the
Oversee Commercial Hotel and the Jefferson Com
cvc--Good Schools Churches Fire and Police Protection
of the best Fire Departments United States
Paved Streets. Good City Parks Municipal Golf Course
NEwspAPERs-The Morning Call The Key West Citizen
RALRoADs-The Florida Railroad operates trains
to and from New York and intermediate points
Railroad Car ferries ply between Key West and
Havana. II is expected that the Seaboard Air
Line will a railroad Key West thus
of Florida the Gulf Ports and the Central States
STEAMsPS-The Mallory Line to New York and Galveston
The PennsuIar e Occidental Steamship Com
pany Tampa and Havana. The Gulf & South
Steamship Company to Miami and New Or
= leans.
Observation-Disclosures coored Wonderful
Yachting. Best fishing in Florida Golf
and Tennis Bathing the year round. Goun.
try Club (under construction). The Over,
Sea Highway the Keys, connecting KEY
West with the mainland. win be the most
remarkable highway in the South when
completed.
ADVANTAGES. Tropical climate. The Oversee High
way, under construction, parzleing the
Florida East Railroad the Keys viii
permit through automobile travel from New
York 10 Key West and. with the ferry serv-
ee practically through travel from Canada
and any point In the United States 20 Havana.
3. Fresh water to be piped in. This improves
has been favorabl7 acted upon By the
Florida legislature. a. There many new
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