Refugees have been coming to the Keys since the few remaining Florida Indians fled there as American settlers poured into the mainland from the north.
Hurricanes in the Florida Keys have been occurring as long as man has kept records. Spanish fleets were destroyed in 1622 when the treasure galleon
I occasionally give history talks and often start with how Florida was formed underwater in shallow seas, emerging as dry land when sea level fell.
Who discovered Florida? That’s the question we ask at the beginning of our new book on the Florida Keys. Who indeed? History tells us the
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