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Category: Museum
Monday, February 17, 2020 In coastal areas, lighthouses often stand solitary sentry as symbols of a bygone era when oceangoing sailing ships were mainstays of intercontinental transportation. Since 1860, seamen relied on the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse to avoid navigational dangers that might have caused loss of ship, life and cargo. The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & … Continue reading Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum
Sunday, February 16, 2020 The Flagler Museum is the former Palm Beach Florida winter home of Henry Flagler and his third wife, Mary Lily Kenan Flagler. The 75 room mansion, named Whitehall by the Flaglers, was completed in 1902. Henry Flagler is best known for two accomplishments. First, he was one of three Standard Oil … Continue reading Flagler Museum
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Ernest Hemingway, a twentieth century icon who wrote several classics who also was a war correspondent and all around adventurer, lived in a house he owned in Key West, Florida from 1931 to 1939. The house is across the street from the Key West Lighthouse. Hemingway used to say that having a … Continue reading Hemingway Home
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Depending on the mission, between 70 and 85 crewmen manned the Bowfin submarine during combat missions in the WWII Pacific Theater. The submarine sank a number of enemy vessels using torpedoes and deck mounted guns. Attacked vessels and convoys often fought back with depth charges and surface weapons (machine guns and … Continue reading USS Bowfin Submarine & Park