AMBASSADOR OF THE KEYS, Part One: The Conchs Wait Five Minutes

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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