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Category: The Old and the New

The Municipality – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: THE MUNICIPALITY, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 The first act incorporating the City of

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Spanish-American War – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 For some time before the opening of

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Salt Manufacturing – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: SALT MANUFACTURING, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 The original proprietors and the first settlers

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Politics – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: POLITICS, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 The tendency of the America people to divide

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Newspapers – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: NEWSPAPERS, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 The first newspaper published in Key West was

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Naval Base – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: EDUCATION, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 In February, 1822, Capt. L. T. Patterson and

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Militia – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: MILITIA, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 Early in 1877 a volunteer military company with

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Military Base – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: MILITARY BASE, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 The United States government since the first

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Methodist Church – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: METHODIST CHURCH, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 FIRST METHODIST CHURCH The Methodist church was

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Mail & Steamship Service – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: MAIL & STEAMSHIP SERVICE, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 The first post office was

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Indian Hostilities – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: INDIAN HOSTILITIES, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 In March, 1836, Secretary of War Lewis

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Hurricanes – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: HURRICANES, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 The greatest authority on West Indian hurricanes was

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Hospitals – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: HOSPITALS, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 The urgent need for a hospital where sick

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General History & Sketches – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020May 27, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: GENERAL HISTORY & SKETCHES, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 The earliest recorded data about

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Fire Department – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: FIRE DEPARTMENT, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 The first fire department was organized in

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Episcopal Church – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: EPISCOPAL CHURCH, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 The desire for religious worship, which is

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Education – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: EDUCATION, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 In 1852 Lieutenant Daniel Beltzhoover, a United States

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Cuban Migration – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: CUBAN MIGRATION, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 A history of Key West which does

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Civil War – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: CIVIL WAR, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 The influence of the cultured Southern men

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Cigar Manufacturing – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: CIGAR MANUFACTURING, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 New-comers are prone to imagine that all

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Catholic Church – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: CATHOLIC CHURCH, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 Early items about the Catholic church are

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Business – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: BUSINESS, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 That there could be a city of 22,000

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Burial Grounds – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: BURIAL GROUNDS, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 The first graves were made on the

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Benevolent Societies

Posted on April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 The numerous benevolent societies which exist in

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Baptist Church – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: Baptist Church, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 The earliest recorded data of any Baptists

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Banks – from Key West The Old and The New

Posted on April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 by David Dlugitch

CHAPTER: BANKS, by Jefferson B. Browne, 1912 In 1880 Mr. Charles T. Merrill, a son-in-law

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Ideas for things to do:

  • Attractions & Tours
  • Bareboat Yacht Charter
  • Bike Tour
  • Dolphin Encounters
  • Dry Tortugas
  • Eco-Tours
  • Fishing
  • Glassbottom Boats
  • Golf
  • Kayak Tours
  • Parasailing in Key West
  • Snorkel Trips
  • Sunset Sails
  • Sunset at Mallory Square
  • Watersports Packages
  • Waverunner Jet Ski Tours

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