Tuesday, April 24, 2012

The way we were... Key West 'secedes' from the U.S., 1982

From the Miami News, April 23, 1982.

30 years ago this week...Key West "secedes" from the United States and renames itself the Conch Republic.

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Posted by Bill at 11:46 AM
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  1. I remember my grandmother calling the Key West Post Office to see if they were issuing Conch Republic Stamps. Apparently, the postmaster laughed so hard he dropped the phone. And then replied that no, they weren't issuing stamps "at this time."

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