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August 24—United States—As Hurricane Andrew passed over the northern Florida Keys it downed 17 miles (27 km) of power lines, breaking the wooden poles they were strung on, along a path that was in four feet (122 cm) of water, stretching from the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant southward to the upper Keys. The shallow depth prevented the use of ...
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 ...
The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago off the southern coast of Florida, ... Florida, the vast majority of tourists drive down from the mainland on U.S. 1. ...
The euro, the single currency of much of the European Union, has been tumbling over the last year-and-a-half. ... The euro’s decline is partly down to the different approaches central banks on ...
The Overseas Railroad (also known as Florida Overseas Railroad, the Overseas Extension, and Flagler's Folly) was an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West, a city located 128 miles (206 km) beyond the end of the Florida peninsula.
Photos from a visit to the Florida Keys Former President Jimmy Carter greets people outside the Little White House on New Year’s Eve in 1996. Time in Key West
Conch Republic officials were invited to the Summit of the Americas in Miami in 1994, and Conch representatives were officially invited to 1995's Florida Jubilee. [5] The faux secession and the events surrounding it generated great publicity for the Keys' plight—the roadblock and inspection station were removed soon afterward.
Kale Dailey, 53, of Englewood, Florida, died after being removed from the water during a snorkel trip in the Lower Keys Tuesday. He was snorkeling in Sawyer Channel with a group at about 11:24 a.m ...