Over 800 islands, exposed portions of an ancient coral reef, make up the Florida Keys. The African Queen is docked in Key Largo. In 1943, a US K-ship zeppelin fought off a German u-boat here. Smugglers and rumrunners between the Upper Keys and Cuba kept Chicago and Atlantic City supplied with sugar cane rum during Prohibition. Seminoles attacked Indian Key in 1840. Harry Truman spent 117 days of his presidency at The Little White House in Key West. Islamorada. Marathon. Tavernier. Boca Chica. The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane killed all of the inhabitants of Upper Matecumbe Key and Flaglers railroad. James Cameron filmed Harry Tasker pulling his wife from the limo before it flew off The Seven Mile Bridge. There were 86 cigar factories in Key West in 1885........ These are The Florida Keys.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 17:28:30 +0000