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Key West: How Sunken Ships Made It the Richest City in America

Key West: Once the Richest City in America — Thanks to Shipwrecks Most people know Key West for sunsets and sandbars, but few realize it was once the richest city in the U.S. per capita — all thanks to shipwrecks. In the 1800s, ships passing through the Florida Straits regularly ran aground on the shallow […]

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