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  2. Western Union (schooner) - Wikipedia

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    Western Union. /  24.55833°N 81.80750°W  / 24.55833; -81.80750. Western Union is a historic schooner located in Key West, Florida, United States. She is berthed at the Key West Bight at 202 William Street. Western Union is the last surviving authentic working tall ship built in Florida. On May 16, 1984, Western Union was added to the US ...

  3. Key West Bight - Wikipedia

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    The Key West Bight, now known as the Key West Historic Seaport, is the site of a 200-year-old global maritime trade base in Key West, Florida, USA. [ 1] A bend in the shoreline on the northwest side of the island created a bight, a wide bay and naturally protected harbor. [ 2] Today, the Historic Seaport is the location of restaurants, bars ...

  4. Pilar (boat) - Wikipedia

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    Ernest Hemingway owned a 38-foot (12 m) fishing boat named Pilar. It was acquired in April 1934 from Wheeler Shipbuilding in Brooklyn, New York, for $7,495. [1] ". Pilar" was a nickname for Hemingway's second wife, Pauline, and also the name of the woman leader of the partisan band in his 1940 novel The Spanish Civil War, For Whom the Bell Tolls.

  5. USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35) - Wikipedia

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    Added to NRHP. 27 April 1992 [ 2] Designated NHL. 27 April 1992 [ 3] USCGC Ingham (WPG/WAGC/WHEC-35) is one of only two preserved Treasury-class United States Coast Guard Cutters. Originally Samuel D. Ingham, she was the fourth cutter to be named for Treasury Secretary Samuel D. Ingham. She was the most decorated vessel in the Coast Guard fleet ...

  6. Fort Jefferson (Florida) - Wikipedia

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    Fort Jefferson is a former U.S. military coastal fortress in the Dry Tortugas National Park of Florida. It is the largest brick masonry structure in the Americas, [ 2][ 3] covering 16 acres (6.5 ha) and made with over 16 million bricks. [ 4] Among United States forts, only Fort Monroe in Virginia and Fort Adams in Rhode Island are larger.

  7. One of the most iconic landmarks in Key West may actually ...

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    In October 2023, Wiederspan’s lawyers asked Florida Circuit Judge Barbara Areces to allow them to collect damages by seizing assets owned by Cuba in the U.S. — with an eye on the sale of the ...

  8. Seven Mile Bridge - Wikipedia

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    65 feet (20 m) History. Construction cost. $45 million [ 1] (equivalent to $120 million in 2023 dollars) Opened. May 24, 1982. Location. The Seven Mile Bridge is a bridge in the Florida Keys, in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It connects Knight's Key (part of the city of Marathon, Florida) in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the ...

  9. United States Navy torpedo retrievers - Wikipedia

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    Some gasoline powered boats could reach 20 knots, while others powered by twin Gray Marine 165 diesel engines, reached a speed of 11 knots. They sailed with a crew of six. [23] [9] President Truman fishing off Key West on Big Wheel, a converted 63' torpedo retriever in 1949.

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