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On December 18, 1917, the establishment of Key West's Naval Air Station was commissioned with Lt. Parker as commanding officer. The base soon became a major center for U.S. [[Naval aviation]] training and was equipped with a fleet of seaplanes and [[Blimp|blimps]].  The station also trained about 500 naval aviators during the war. Trumbo Point was later constructed with numerous station buildings, seven seaplane [[Hangar|hangars]], one large blimp hanger, three seaplane ramps, a [[Hydrogen production|hydrogenerator]] plant (to make [[Hydrogen|hydrogen gas]] for the blimps), and [[barracks]]. An early [[submarine base]] on Key West was established in the Fort Taylor Annex (what is now known as the [[Truman Annex]]). [[Thomas Edison]] resided in a home on the base for 6 months while perfecting 41 weapons for the US war effort and developing underwater ordnance for the Navy. The base was assigned the task of supplying U.S. fleets with oil and blocking [[German Navy|German Naval vessels]] from reaching Mexican oil supplies.

On December 18, 1917, the establishment of Key West's Naval Air Station was commissioned with Lt. Parker as commanding officer. The base soon became a major center for U.S. [[Naval aviation]] training and was equipped with a fleet of seaplanes and [[Blimp|blimps]].  The station also trained about 500 naval aviators during the war. Trumbo Point was later constructed with numerous station buildings, seven seaplane [[Hangar|hangars]], one large blimp hanger, three seaplane ramps, a [[Hydrogen production|hydrogenerator]] plant (to make [[Hydrogen|hydrogen gas]] for the blimps), and [[barracks]]. An early [[submarine base]] on Key West was established in the Fort Taylor Annex (what is now known as the [[Truman Annex]]). [[Thomas Edison]] resided in a home on the base for 6 months while perfecting 41 weapons for the US war effort and developing underwater ordnance for the Navy. The base was assigned the task of supplying U.S. fleets with oil and blocking [[German Navy|German Naval vessels]] from reaching Mexican oil supplies.

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=== Interbellum period[edit] ===

=== Interbellum period[edit] ===

With WW I coming to an end in 1918, Key West's submarine and air station were decommissioned with multiple buildings at the Trumbo Annex being dismantled. Military activity in Key West greatly decreased following the end of the war, with the island's facilities mainly being used for minor seaplane training. A radio wireless station was established in the Truman Annex and was used by the Navy throughout the 1920-30s.  A project initiated in 1917 to construct a submarine basin on the island's harbor was finished in 1920 and saw frequent use with the beginning of the 1940s. Military activity in Key West slowly re-emerged with an increase in sightings of [[U-boat|German U-boat]] presence off the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Keys.

With WW I coming to an end in 1918, Key West's submarine and air station were decommissioned with multiple buildings at the Trumbo Annex being dismantled. Military activity in Key West greatly decreased following the end of the war, with the island's facilities mainly being used for minor seaplane training. A radio wireless station was established in the Truman Annex and was used by the Navy throughout the 1920-30s.  A project initiated in 1917 to construct a submarine basin on the island's harbor was finished in 1920 and saw frequent use with the beginning of the 1940s. Military activity in Key West slowly re-emerged with an increase in sightings of [[U-boat|German U-boat]] presence off the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Keys.

In 1939, the [[United States Lighthouse Service]] merged with the Coast Gaurd, establishing the island's [[Captain of the port|Captain of the Port Key West]].

In 1939, the [[United States Lighthouse Service]] merged with the Coast Gaurd, establishing the island's [[Captain of the port|Captain of the Port Key West]].[[File:Fort Zachary Taylor FL6.jpg|thumb|Fort Zachary Taylor in 2012, active during the Civil War, contains the largest collection of Civil War cannons ever discovered at a single location.]]

=== World War II[edit] ===

=== World War II[edit] ===

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'''''So Far...''''' is a 1995 [[autobiography]] written by American actor [[Kelsey Grammer]]. It was originally published by the [[E. P. Dutton|Dutton]] division of the [[Penguin Group]] on November 1, 1995. The book was the subject of a [[lawsuit]] in 1995 based on allegation's from Grammer's former [[Ex (relationship)|ex-girlfriend]], who claimed the book contained [[Privacy|private]] and invasive material written about her.

'''''So Far...''''' is a 1995 [[autobiography]] written by American actor [[Kelsey Grammer]]. It was originally published by the [[E. P. Dutton|Dutton]] division of the [[Penguin Group]] on November 1, 1995. The book was the subject of a [[lawsuit]] in 1995 based on allegation's from Grammer's former [[Ex (relationship)|ex-girlfriend]], who claimed the book contained [[Privacy|private]] and invasive material written about her.

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{{History of Key West}}

{{History of Key West}}

[[File:Photocopy of sketch from Harper's Weekly Delineator unknown. Published in 1864 'FORT TAYLOR, KEY WEST, FLORIDA' - Fort Taylor, Whitehead Spit Vicinity, Key West, Monroe County, FL HABS FLA,44-KEY,2-18.tif|thumb|Photocopy of an 1864 sketch titled "Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida", originally published in Harper's Weekly. Artist unknown.]][[File:Fort Zachary Taylor FL6.jpg|thumb|Fort Zachary Taylor in 2012, active during the Civil War, contains the largest collection of Civil War cannons ever discovered at a single location.]]'''Key West''' is an island in the [[Straits of Florida]], at the southern end of the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of [[Sigsbee Park|Dredgers Key]], [[Fleming Key]], [[Sunset Key]], and the northern part of [[Stock Island, Florida|Stock Island]], it constitutes the '''City of Key West'''.

[[File:Photocopy of sketch from Harper's Weekly Delineator unknown. Published in 1864 'FORT TAYLOR, KEY WEST, FLORIDA' - Fort Taylor, Whitehead Spit Vicinity, Key West, Monroe County, FL HABS FLA,44-KEY,2-18.tif|thumb|Photocopy of an 1864 sketch titled "Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida", originally published in Harper's Weekly. Artist unknown.]]'''Key West''' is an island in the [[Straits of Florida]], at the southern end of the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of [[Sigsbee Park|Dredgers Key]], [[Fleming Key]], [[Sunset Key]], and the northern part of [[Stock Island, Florida|Stock Island]], it constitutes the '''City of Key West'''.

The island of Key West is about {{convert|4|mi|km|0|abbr=off|sp=us}} long and {{convert|1|mi|km|0}} wide, with a total land area of {{convert|4.2|sqmi|km2}}.<ref name="IslandStats2">{{cite web |date=February 4, 2006 |title=Key West City Information: Regional Setting |url=http://www.keywestcity.com/egov/docs/1165259495219.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111941/http://www.keywestcity.com/egov/docs/1165259495219.htm |archive-date=December 24, 2013}}</ref> Within Florida, it is {{convert|130|mi|km}} southwest of Miami by air, about {{convert|165|mi|km}} by road.<ref name="chkdist2">{{Cite web |title=Distance from Miami, FL to Key West, FL |url=https://check-distance.com/route/miami-fl/key-west-fl |access-date=2019-02-14 |language=en}}</ref> Key West is approximately {{convert|95|mi|km}} north of [[Cuba]] at their closest points, and {{convert|106|mi|km}} north-northeast of [[Havana]].<ref name="AcmeMapper2">{{Cite web |title=ACME Mapper |url=https://mapper.acme.com/?ll=24.54410,-81.80486&z=12&t=M&marker0=24.54410,-81.80486,Key%20West |publisher=ACME Labs |quote=Zoom out, drag map until the center pointer is on the Cuban coast, zoom in and adjust position, then click the 'Markers' button at bottom right of map. Units can be changed via the 'Options' button.}}</ref><ref name="NHS2">{{cite web |title=Latitude/Longitude Distance Calculator |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gccalc.shtml |publisher=[[National Hurricane Center]] |quote=Coordinates used for Key West (the Whitehead Spit): 24.54410 (N), 81.80486 (W), and for Cuba (a [[headland]] just west of [[Santa Cruz del Norte]]): 23.18375 (N), 82.0003 (W).}}</ref>

The island of Key West is about {{convert|4|mi|km|0|abbr=off|sp=us}} long and {{convert|1|mi|km|0}} wide, with a total land area of {{convert|4.2|sqmi|km2}}.<ref name="IslandStats2">{{cite web |date=February 4, 2006 |title=Key West City Information: Regional Setting |url=http://www.keywestcity.com/egov/docs/1165259495219.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111941/http://www.keywestcity.com/egov/docs/1165259495219.htm |archive-date=December 24, 2013}}</ref> Within Florida, it is {{convert|130|mi|km}} southwest of Miami by air, about {{convert|165|mi|km}} by road.<ref name="chkdist2">{{Cite web |title=Distance from Miami, FL to Key West, FL |url=https://check-distance.com/route/miami-fl/key-west-fl |access-date=2019-02-14 |language=en}}</ref> Key West is approximately {{convert|95|mi|km}} north of [[Cuba]] at their closest points, and {{convert|106|mi|km}} north-northeast of [[Havana]].<ref name="AcmeMapper2">{{Cite web |title=ACME Mapper |url=https://mapper.acme.com/?ll=24.54410,-81.80486&z=12&t=M&marker0=24.54410,-81.80486,Key%20West |publisher=ACME Labs |quote=Zoom out, drag map until the center pointer is on the Cuban coast, zoom in and adjust position, then click the 'Markers' button at bottom right of map. Units can be changed via the 'Options' button.}}</ref><ref name="NHS2">{{cite web |title=Latitude/Longitude Distance Calculator |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gccalc.shtml |publisher=[[National Hurricane Center]] |quote=Coordinates used for Key West (the Whitehead Spit): 24.54410 (N), 81.80486 (W), and for Cuba (a [[headland]] just west of [[Santa Cruz del Norte]]): 23.18375 (N), 82.0003 (W).}}</ref>