Southermost Point

Day 4: the one and only Key West

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March 25th 2010
Breakfast at a comfortable diner where the kitsch sports bunny ears to signal the upcoming Easter holiday and photos of old movie stars troop around the room. We’re on foot for the rest of the day. The houses vary between cute beach-types to run-down, weathered messes, palm trees, my beloved bougainvillea (the darling of any tropical locale), roosters crowing everywhere. Turns out roosters and c ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more