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The Key West name originates from the anglicized pronunciation by English-speaking settlers, of the island’s Spanish name Cayo Hueso. The name was given to the island by the Spanish, the word cayo, referring to a small, flat, sandy island, and hueso, the Spanish word for bone, possibly a reference to the bones of prior native inhabitants, who used the island Read more...
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Key West’s Duval Street is 1.25 miles (or 2 kilometers) long, with the walk along its length from Sunset Pier to South Beach taking approximately 25 minutes. The street stretches north-south over 14 blocks between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, in the Key West Historic District. Duval Street is named after William Pope DuVal, the first territorial Read more...