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  2. Inter-American Highway - Wikipedia

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    As part of the American war effort, the United States Army Corps of Engineers began the construction of a "Military Road" in conjunction with the IAH. This group of engineers was allowed access to all the Central American nations involved in the original highway project due to the war emergency status of the Military Road.

  3. Overseas Highway - Wikipedia

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    Overseas Highway and Railway bridges, Florida Keys The Overseas Highway begins at a T intersection between US 1 and SR A1A, from which it heads east. [4] After crossing to Stock Island and forming the boundary between the eponymous district and incorporated Key West, US 1 proceeds through unincorporated Monroe County on Boca Chica Key, [5] past Naval Air Station Key West, and Rockland Key ...

  4. History of Diving Museum - Wikipedia

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    The History of Diving Museum is located in Islamorada, Florida which is in the Florida Keys. The museum's exhibits include a collection of vintage underwater diving equipment, a notable collection of diving helmets and various artifacts that are dedicated to the history of underwater diving .

  5. Overseas Railroad - Wikipedia

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    Many of the original bridges were replaced during the 1980s. The Overseas Highway (U.S. 1, which runs from Key West to Fort Kent, Maine) continues to provide a highway link to Key West. Many old concrete bridges of the Overseas Railroad remain in use as fishing piers and pedestrian paths called the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail. [7]

  6. Seven Mile Bridge - Wikipedia

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    It connects Knight's Key (part of the city of Marathon, Florida) in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys. Among the longest bridges in existence when it was built, it is part of the Overseas Highway in the Keys, which is part of the 2,369-mile (3,813 km) U.S. Route 1. [1] [2] There are two bridges in this location.

  7. Islamorada, Florida - Wikipedia

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    The History of Diving Museum opened in 2005. [23] [24] It has featured exhibits about Diving With a Purpose [25] and the USS Spiegel Grove, now an artificial reef. [26] Another tourist attraction is Robbie's Marina, which is known for allowing guests to feed tarpon live fish. [27] Betsy the Lobster is a large sculpture of a lobster in the city.

  8. Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail - Wikipedia

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    The Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail is a 106-mile (171 km) paved rail trail—a multi-use bicycle and pedestrian facility—being constructed between Key Largo and Key West in the Florida Keys. As of January 2022 [update] , 90 mi (140 km) of the trail has been constructed.

  9. History of Key West - Wikipedia

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    Following Spain's secession of Florida to the United States in 1819, the first permanent colonization of Key West began with American possession in 1821. [6] Legal claim of the island occurred with the purchase by businessman, John W. Simonton, in 1822, in which federal property was asserted only three months later with the arrival of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Mathew C. Perry.