Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Duval Street ( / ˈduːvəl /) is a downtown commercial zoned street in Key West, Florida, running north and south from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean, just over 1.25 miles in length. It is named for William Pope Duval, the first territorial governor of Florida. [ 1]
October 3 – Hurricane Lili makes landfall on southern Louisiana, and drops 1.04 inches (26 mm) of rainfall in Pensacola. [ 25 ] October 11 – Tropical Storm Kyle turns northward to the east of the state, producing up to 2.05 inches (52 mm) of precipitation in Fernandina Beach and a light storm surge.
The Long Island Expressway in New York City shut down due to flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. [44] At least three people were killed in Westchester County. More than 200 cars were abandoned on roads. A man was killed near the Saw Mill River Parkway after his car was submerged. [4] A total of 18 people died in New York State.
The Ernest Hemingway House was the residence of American writer Ernest Hemingway in the 1930s. The house is situated on the island of Key West, Florida. It is at 907 Whitehead Street, across from the Key West Lighthouse, close to the southern coast of the island. Due to its association with Hemingway, the property is the most popular tourist ...
Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida, within the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it constitutes the City of Key West . The island of Key West is about 4 miles (6 kilometers) long and 1 mile (2 km) wide, with a ...
San Carlos Institute. Coordinates: 24.555279°N 81.802801°W. San Carlos Institute in Key West, Florida. The San Carlos Institute, also known as the San Carlos, is a Cuban heritage center and museum located at 516 Duval Street in Key West, Florida. The institute was founded in 1871 by members of the Cuban exile community with the goal of ...
The Kress building on Duval Street in Key West in 1993. Miami Herald File. Key West’s Duval Street in 1976. The San Carlos Institute a Cuban heritage center built in 1924. Miami Herald File
The Conch Republic ( / ˈkɒŋk /) is a micronation declared as a sarcastic secession of the city of Key West, Florida, from the United States on April 23, 1982. It has been maintained as a tourism booster for the city. Since then, the term "Conch Republic" has been expanded to refer to "all of the Florida Keys, or, that geographic ...