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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]
After Wilma in 2005, it would be 11 years until another hurricane would strike the state, Hermine in 2016. The following year, Irma in 2017, was the first major hurricane to strike the state in 12 years.
The total damage from Irma in the county was estimated at $19.95 million, of which, about $6.95 million was due to wind damage in inland areas and approximately $6 million was caused by flooding. Additionally, damage to citrus plants reached an estimated $28.5 million.
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
William Pope Duval. William Pope Duval (September 4, 1784 – March 19, 1854) was the first civilian governor of the Florida Territory, succeeding Andrew Jackson, who had been a military governor. In his twelve-year governorship, from 1822 to 1834, he divided Florida into four territories, established the local court system, and chose ...
Duval Street, its main street, is 1.1 miles (1.8 km) in length in its 14-block-long crossing from the Gulf of Mexico to the Straits of Florida and the Atlantic Ocean. Key West is the southern terminus of U.S. Route 1 – the longest north–south road in the United States, as well as State Road A1A , the East Coast Greenway and, before 1935 ...
Dorset Street, originally known as Datchet Street, was a street in Spitalfields, East London, once situated at the heart of the area's rookery. By repute it was "the worst street in London", [ 1 ] and it was the scene of the brutal murder of Mary Jane Kelly by Jack the Ripper on 9 November 1888.
In 1822, when William Pope Duval became the second governor of Florida, he had no clue that 200 years later he would provide a rally cry for a future football team. At that time Florida was a new ...