More Pictures from Key West

(Key West FL, 3/15-17/2010) Another fun story
about Key West. In frustration over a Border Control crackdown which set up roadblocks in the northern Keys, the City of Key West seceded from the United States and declared itself The Conch Republic (see picture above of trolley driver holding the official flag of the Conch Republic). It was a tongue-in-cheek protest but it worked. Florida outlawed cock-fighting in the 1930s and ordered all the cocks released. Consequently there are roosters roaming the streets protected by the law!
See the painting of Hemingway and the bed with the two cats on it. Hemingway loved cats and owned over 30 at one time. One was 6 toed. So there are numerous 6 toed cats roaming the place. He named the cats after movie stars or famous people. The cat cemetery had Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, et al.
The Southernmost Point in the US is in Key West. At that point you are only 90 miles from Cuba. Also Mile 0 US Highway 1 ends/begins in Key West.