The Conch Republic celebrates Independence Day on April 23

3 April 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Miami / South Florida Reading Time:  5 minutes

Flag of the Conch Republic © Jmckean/cc-by-3.0

Flag of the Conch Republic © Jmckean/cc-by-3.0

The Conch Republic is a micronation declared as a tongue-in-cheek secession of the city of Key West, Florida from the United States on April 23, 1982. It has been maintained as a tourism booster for the city since. Since then, the term “Conch Republic” has been expanded to refer to “all of the Florida Keys, or, that geographic apportionment of land that falls within the legally defined boundaries of Monroe County, northward to ‘Skeeter’s Last Chance Saloon’ in Florida City, Dade County, with Key West as the nation’s capital and all territories north of Key West being referred to as ‘The Northern Territories’.”   read more…

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