The Conch Republic, Key West, is an interesting part of history. I had an uncle who was a proud Conch. His family had migrated to Key West from Spain in the 1700's. Key West and Monroe county was once the most populated area of Florida. If someone called him a Cuban he would break them in half. He was Spanish and wanted nothing to do with Cuban blood. I could never understand that because he and my aunt cooked the best Cuban food I ever ate.
The D League enjoys cemetery and graves sites and Key West Cemetery is one of the best in America to tour. Some graves have 3 or 4 generations in one because of the limited space. It is similar to New Orleans as many are buried above ground because of the low water table.
Key West is different and you are going to either like it or hate it. I would not take my Sunday School class there but you can do a lot of things to have fun other than debouchery.
They became "Independent" in 1982. The idea behind their secession was "Since the U.S, was treating them like a foreign country they may as well be one." The Conchs were mad and weren't going to take it anymore. I was talking to a native Conch bar tender down there once and he said the worse thing to happen to Key West was becoming a part of the U.S. In his mind he still thought Florida was a part of the Confederacy and Key West was Independent. Old dogs never die they just go to Conch Heaven
