A railroad to this island was known as "Flagler's Folly" during construction. This island wasgranted to Juan Pablo Salas in 1815, and David Porter's "mosquito fleet" rid it of pirates. FortForgotten on this island saw active use during the Civil War. This island was a frequent destinationfor Harry S. Truman, leading a neighborhood here to be named Truman Annex. Most of its historicbuildings are along Duval Street, and its namesake city is the seat of Monroe County. This island iswhere "The (*) Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" and "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" were wr
A railroad to this island was known as "Flagler's Folly" during construction. This island wasgranted to Juan Pablo Salas in 1815, and David Porter's "mosquito fleet" rid it of pirates. FortForgotten on this island saw active use during the Civil War. This island was a frequent destinationfor Harry S. Truman, leading a neighborhood here to be named Truman Annex. Most of its historicbuildings are along Duval Street, and its namesake city is the seat of Monroe County. This island iswhere "The (*) Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" and "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" were written inwhat is now called the Ernest Hemingway House. This home of the so-called Conch Republic is, for 10points, what island at the tip of a chain off the south coast of Florida?
A railroad to this island was known as "Flagler's Folly" during construction.
Key West [or Cayo Hueso]