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Key West Landmarks

Key West history dates back to its founding in 1822. This robust history from early Wreckers, cigar factories, fishing, shrimping, the military presence, to the present day tourist economy and Jimmy Buffett have been and are still painstakingly preserved by the Key West community through the preservation of its landmarks unlike any other community.
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    Fashioned after the Lady of the Loudes Grotto in France, this grotto was built by Sister Mary Louis Gabriel to protect Key West from Hurricanes. Dedicated in 1922, there have been no major Hurricances to make landfall in Key West since then.
    The Battleship USS Maine exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba in February 1898 leading to the Spanish-American War. Because the ship was last anchored in Key West before traveling to Cuba many of the sailors were buried in the Key West cemetery and a memorial was erected in their honor.
    The base of the memorial to the fallen sailors of the Battleship USS Maine.