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One spring day, in 1982, the Florida Keys seceded from the United States and formed the Conch Republic. Centuries of history led up to that moment, involving our neighbors in the Bahamas and Cuba. How did the Conchs get their name, and what even is a conch in the first place?
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One spring day, in 1982, the Florida Keys seceded from the United States and formed the Conch Republic. Centuries of history led up to that moment, involving our neighbors in the Bahamas and Cuba. How did the Conchs get their name, and what even is a conch in the first place?
Follow Wait Five Minutes on Twitter
Follow Wait Five Minutes on Instagram
Follow Wait Five Minutes on Facebook
Email the show at [email protected]!
Read the op-ed in the Miami Herald right here!
Learn more about the Mariel Boatlift from this incredible piece of research from the University of Miami!
Looking for more episodes? Check out these stories!
Orange Bird
Flagler - Chapter 4
Songs
Echoes Boogie Dancehall
Traveling to Lousiana
Smuggler
Work Wonders
Desert Ghost Town
Hear more music from Lobo Loco here!

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