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U.S.NAVAL STATION
KEY WEST
FLORIDA
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ENTRANCE U.S. NAVAL STATION
Key West, Florida
The Naval Station is built on grounds originally used
by pirates to careen their ships. It has served
throughout the anti-pirate operations, Civil War,
Spanish American War, World Wars I and II and
the Castro Cuba Crisis and has always been an
important base. It was originally built in 1832.
Official Navy photograph
92381-B
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