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The Key West home of beloved author Shel Silverstein was severely damaged by Hurricane Irma, neighbors have confirmed to the Miami Herald.. Massive trees smashed two houses on Williams Street, one ...
At its peak the storm prompted evacuation orders for 6.5 million people in Florida, the largest evacuation in modern U.S. history.
September 18 – Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall on Cedar Key, dropping up to 9.48 inches (241 mm) of rainfall in Mayo. [3] Hundreds of homes were damaged by floodwaters or fallen trees, and damage in the state amounts to at least $5.1 million (2000 USD). [4] A surfer drowns in rough seas near Pensacola. [5]
In Key West, he was known as "Isleño," the Islander, and during World War I, he served as a private in Company B of the 105th Engineers. [1] After he was ordered to report for military service during WWI, Cabeza trained at Camp Jackson, he was assigned the service number 1873913 and on the ship Talthybius, he departed for France as a Private ...
In Key West, one death was confirmed, and 71 people were injured. About 564 homes were demolished, and an additional 1,382 were damaged, 583 of them severely. [ 29 ] Farther north, an estimated 75% of buildings were extensively damaged between Marathon and Tavernier.
The Key West business owner who shot and killed a man outside a local bar in the early morning hours after Super Bowl Sunday in February is now charged with first-degree murder.
Key West is closer to Havana (about 106 miles or 171 kilometers by air or sea) [8] than it is to Miami (130 miles or 210 kilometers by air or 165 miles or 266 kilometers by road). [7] Key West is the usual endpoint for marathon swims from Cuba, including Diana Nyad's 2013 swim [33] [34] and Susie Maroney's 1997 swim from within a shark cage. [35]
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