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2. 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.

3. 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.

4. United States Navy torpedo retrievers - Wikipedia

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   President Truman fishing off Key West on Big Wheel, a converted 63' torpedo retriever in 1949. One of these vessels was converted into the base fishing boat, Big Wheel, at Naval Station Key West. This former torpedo retriever hosted President Harry S. Truman on fishing trips in 1949 and 1951. [24]

5. Two tragic Keys boat crashes, two vastly different charges ...

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   A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission photograph shows damage on the left side of a boat that struck a navigational marker off Key West on Oct. 6, 2023. The crash killed a 46-year ...

6. 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 ...

7. Powerboat crashes in racing championship off Key West. At ...

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   “A portion of the challenging 4.4-mile-per-lap course runs through Key West Harbor, meaning smooth water where racers can achieve breathtaking speeds and fans can watch from vantage points that ...