Mark Twain Visits Key West While Sailing to Cuba - March 22, 1902

Today in Key West History

English - March 23, 2019 15:19 - 3 minutes - 2.92 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
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Samuel Clemens spent lots of time on H.H. Rogers new steam yacht, Kanawha. At the time, the Kanawha was one of the largest privately owned (and fastest) steam yachts.

In the summer of 1902, Clemens, Rogers, Thomas B. Reed and some other friends boarded Kanawha and set sail on a cruise around the Caribbean. Along the way, the stopped in Key West.

And that's what happened Today in Key West History.

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