Over two days in December 1927, a Jacksonville car dealer and a race car driver made the first automobile journey from Miami to Key West – driving over railroad tracks for a large segment of the trip.
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Island Chronicles, vol. 7: Across the Bridges and Over the Ties – A Pioneering Drive to Key West in 1927
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View the works created by students at the Treasure Village Montessori School. During a unit on peace projects, they studied the works of artists Andy Warhol, Peter Max, Romare Britto and Banksy.

UF/IFAS, Monroe County Extension Service offers free plant clinics. Master Gardener Volunteers will be onsite the first Wednesday of every month from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to help assist with plant identification, disease diagnosis, insect identifications/problems, and other services related to diagnosing gardening and/or landscape problems.
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