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	Conch Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Conch Republic is a micronation declared as a tongue-in-cheek protest secession of Key West from the United States on April 23, 1982.
		Conch Republic Secretary General Peter Anderson (the defendant in the Dry Tortugas case from 1995-1996), seizing upon the apparent disavowal of the abandoned span by the U.S., claimed it for the Republic.
		The Flag of the Conch Republic consists of a conch shell in a sunburst on a field of blue, emblazoned with ten stars, the words "Conch Republic" and "We Seceded Where Others Failed" (the latter is a registered trademark) and the date 1982.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Conch_Republic (1023 words)

	Talk:Conch Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Conch Republic was a mock secession protest, that is currently used as a tourism draw.
		Asserting that it is a "mock republic" therefore is in contravention to WP:OR.
		To lump the "Conch Republic" in with Sealand is ludicrous.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Conch_Republic (1821 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Conch Republic
		The Conch Republic is a micronation in the Florida Keys, created after some residents of Key West staged a secession from the United States of America as a "tongue-in-cheek" protest -- albeit one motivated by frustration over genuine concerns.
		Mayor Wardlow was proclaimed Prime Minister of the republic, which declared war against the U.S. (symbolically breaking a loaf of stale Cuban bread over the head of a man in a navy uniform), quickly surrendered (after one minute), and applied for foreign aid (in the amount of six billion dollars).
		Dennis Wardlow and the forces behind the Conch Republic secession in 1982 mobilized the island for a "full-scale war" (which, in the Conch Republic, involves firing water cannons from fireboats and hitting people with stale Cuban bread), and protested the Department of Defense as to arranging this exercise without consulting the City of Key West.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Conch-Republic (2605 words)

	First U.S. Conch Farm To Replenish Key West Conch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rapid depletion of the queen conch prompted a 1975 ban on commercial harvesting of the species from Florida Keys waters, and all commercial and recreational harvesting of the queen conch was banned in 1986.
		Queen conch shells, known for their glistening pink shades, are a popular tourist souvenir and protect the mollusks from predators like lobsters and turtles.
		Florida Keys native residents are referred to as "conchs," and Key West's nickname is the Conch Republic.
	www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/southflorida/news/conch2003.html (403 words)

	Conch Republic: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Dennis wardlow was the mayor of key west during its "tongue-in-cheek" secession from the united states to the conch republic....
		The Conch Republic was an imaginary or not-generally-recognized nation or perhaps a micronation[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] in the Florida Keys Florida Keys quick summary:
		The republic of minerva was one of the few modern attempts at creating a sovereign micronation on the reclaimed land of an artificial island....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/conch_republic.htm (1891 words)

	Conch_Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Conch "Independence Day" is celebrated with festivities every April 23 as part of a week-long festival of activities.
		Mayor Wardlow was proclaimed Prime Minister of the republic, which declared war against the U.S. (symbolically breaking a loaf of stale Cuban bread over the head of a man in a navy uniform), quickly surrendered (after one minute), and applied for foreign aid (in the amount of one billion dollars).
		The Flag of the Conch Republic consists of a conch shell in a sun burst on a field of blue.
	q-basic.xodox.de /Conch_Republic (662 words)

	Conch Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Conch Republic was an imaginary or not-generally-recognized nation perhaps a micronation existing in the Florida Keys after Key West and nearby islands seceded from the United States of America.
		Although the Conch Republic was officially independent less than a day many in Key continue to identify with the Conch Republic.
		Conch Republic flag (showing a conch shell in a sun burst on a field of blue) commonly seen in the city and Conch Independence Day " is celebrated with festivities every 23rd April.
	www.freeglossary.com /Conch_Republic (416 words)

	conch republic key west and the florida keys conch republic citizen passports available
		I proclaim that Key West shall now be known as the Conch Republic, and as the flag of our new republic is raised, I thereby state to Washington and the rest of the United States, and the world that the Conchs are and were.
		Meanwhile, the Conch Republic continued to celebrate its independence, annually, in a public and notorious manner The flags flew, passports were issued and traveled on, visas were issued to visitors, the government "functioned"; in short, all the trappings of nationhood were observed while the U.S. said nada.
		The Northernmost Voice of the Conch Republic, SUN 103 in Key Largo, was placed on alert, and watches were set to report on the 478th progress in their incursion into the Conch Republic.
	www.charterkeywest.com /conchrepublic/thebeginning.htm (6442 words)

	Conchs & the Conch Republic, Key West
		Laws ban the harvesting of conchs in the U.S. The laws are a gross injustice piled upon the “tragedy of the commons” that flows from government ownership of waterways.
		The conch harvest ban is a reminder of the hardship that bureaucracy imposes upon conchs and those who love them (to eat).
		Dwindling conch populations are a creation of bureaucrats who subvert private property rights under water in favor of trademark socialism: government ownership with unavailability and bans.
	www.rexcurry.net /ecoconch.html (471 words)

	Conch Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mayor Wardlow was proclaimed Prime Minister of the independent Conch Republic.
		The Conch Republic then declared war against the USA, then quickly surrendered, and applied for foreign aid.
		The Conch Republic flag (showing a conch shell in a sun burst on a field of blue) is commonly seen in the city, and Conch " Independence Day " is celebrated with festivities every 23rd of April.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Conch_Republic.html (767 words)

	Coastal Living - Revolution in the Conch Republic
		The demise of the queen conch is, in some ways, the familiar story of a fishery with inadequate regulation succumbing, before everyone's eyes, to too much fishing.
		Conchs take years to reach market size, and with the Keys crowded now as never before, Bob does not expect his project to create the dense masses of conchs Winfield Brady saw in years gone by.
		Conchs are part of that archipelago's legend and lore, but many residents have never seen one alive.
	www.coastalliving.com /coastal/living/environment/article/0,14587,345334,00.html (1116 words)

	Visa Talk - Please read, first,Conch Republic
		Clarifies that Conch Republic is not a real country, but a part of the US I have obtained a Conch Republic passport and I wish to go there.
		We have learned, thanks to a web visitor, that "Conch Republic" passports are being offered by scam artists who tell their buyers these are legitimate travel documents, and the holder of a "Conch Republic" passport can enter the United States legally.
		The "Conch Republic" has a website where they publicize their.Have a look at that page, particularly the third "FAQ" where they state that they do not represent their passports as official travel documents.
	www.projectvisa.com /talk/thread.asp?ref=19903&board=xv (1866 words)

	Keys Treasures Other Blog
		The Conch Republic on Friday "annexed" an abandoned bridge in the Florida Keys that the federal government ruled was not U.S. territory when 15 Cubans landed there last week.
		Members of the republic, established in 1982 by disgruntled Florida Keys residents as a tongue-in-cheek protest over U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints, planted flags along the section of the bridge where the Cubans landed and said they hoped to use it for affordable housing.
		Anderson -- who authorizes Conch Republic birth certificates to all babies born in the Florida Keys -- said the group met no resistance on the bridge.
	keystreasures.blogspot.com /2006/01/conch-republic-land-grabbing.html (392 words)

	Migra Matters: Conch Republic "forces" seize Florida bridge
		The action is a milestone in Conch Republic history because, according to Anderson, Keys residents have always lived as dual citizens — half-Conch, half-Yankee — since the republic's inception in 1982.
		The Conch Republic was established by mock secession from the United States on April 23, 1982, in response to a U.S. Border Patrol blockade set up on U.S. 1 at Florida City to intercept illegal immigrants and drugs.
		Peter Anderson, secretary general of the Conch Republic, raises the sword of stale Cuban bread and blows a conch shell to symbolize the republic's seizure of a portion of the Old Seven Mile Bridge off Marathon Friday.
	migramatters.blogspot.com /2006/01/conch-republic-forces-seize-florida.html (1254 words)

	Special 2005 Blarney Island Event: Conch Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Conch Republic was founded on April 23rd, 1982 when the United States Border Patrol shut down the Florida Keys with a border checkpoint north of Key Largo.
		The Conch Republic flag was raised, War was declared on the United States, a single shot was fired and then immediately surrendered demanding Foreign Aid.
		As the Northwestern most territory of the Conch Republic, Blarney Island proudly flies the Conch Republic flag and carries on the traditions of the World's first functioning Meritocracy.
	www.blarneyisland.com /calendar_events/special_events/conch-republic.html (146 words)

	Florida Keys official Tourism Website - Islamorada, Key Largo, Marathon, Lower Keys, Key West
		Despite the mysterious nonappearance of the foreign aid, the republic lives by its stated mission to bring more "humor, warmth and respect" to the planet - and the events scheduled for the 2006 anniversary of the secession resonate with all three qualities.
		The Conch Republic Naval Parade and Great Battle for the Conch Republic begins at 7 p.m., sponsored by the republic's flagship schooner, the Wolf.
		The Green Parrot Conch Republic 2006 Music Festival is to bring together local and visiting bands and entertainers for a jammin' afternoon and evening.
	www.fla-keys.com /news/news.cfm?sid=1657 (980 words)

	CNN.com - Conch farm hopes to replenish species - Nov. 9, 2003
		The first and only U.S. conch farm has opened in the Florida Keys as an aquaculture research facility to replenish Florida's dwindling supply of queen conchs, chewy mollusks prized for their tasty meat.
		At Mote's new facility, baby conchs are harvested in 200- to 300-gallon saltwater aquarium tanks until they reach 2 to 3 inches long, or 300 days old.
		Queen conch shells, known for their glistening pink shades, are popular tourist souvenirs and protect the mollusks from predators like lobsters and turtles.
	www.cnn.com /2003/US/South/11/09/conch.farm.reut (476 words)

	Legal Eagle - Conch Republic: A part of the US - Working Abroad - Express Computer India
		Legal Eagle - Conch Republic: A part of the US Nandini Nair clarifies that Conch Republic is not a real country, but a part of the US I have obtained a Conch Republic passport and I wish to go there.
		There is no transit visa through the US to the Conch Republic.
		Maybe, it is not considered a major concern because Conch Republic is not giving the full details of entering its territory to those who buy the passport.
	www.expressitpeople.com /20031208/abroad2.shtml (847 words)

	Conch Republic : General Talk Forum - Travellerspoint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Conch Republic established itself in 1982, when the Florida Keys seceded from the US over a US Border Patrol blockade set up north of the Keys - on the mainland.
		On the day of secession, the Conch Republic proclaimed itself independent of the US and demanded $1,000,000,000 in foreign aid.
		The money is used fund the Conch Republic Independence Celebration, which is held yearly.
	www.travellerspoint.com /forum.cfm?thread=8842 (754 words)

	Facts about conch republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		They declared that since the Federal Government had set up the equivalent of a border station as if the Keys were a foreign nation, the Keys might as well become such.
		The Conch Republic flag (showing a conch shell in a sun burst on a field of blue) is commonly seen in the city, and Conch "Independence Day" is celebrated with festivities every 23rd of April.
		Scuba Diving with Conch Republic Divers in the Florida Keys/Key...
	www.portaljuice.com /conch_republic.html (377 words)

	Key West Plumbing Contractor \| Conch Republic Plumbing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Conch Republic Plumbing Company offers the highest level of plumbing service to Key West and the Florida Keys.
		Conch Republic Plumbing has been in the Key West plumbing business for a long time and we have established ourselves as a reliable and honest Florida Keys plumbing contractor working to the highest standards of customer service and satisfaction.
		Conch Republic Plumbing also offers new construction and remodeling plumbing installation using the finest plumbing supplies from today's leading plumbing suppliers including Kohler, American Standard and many many more.
	www.conchrepublicplumbing.com (178 words)

	Conch Republic Seafood Company - Seafood Restaurant, Bar, Live Entertainment and Conch Farm Research Center in Key ...
		The location where the Conch Republic Seafood Company is now located has it's own interesting history.
		the Conch Republic Seafood Company and the Conch Farm Education Center was once the Singleton Fish House and Ice Plant.
		The building that housed the ice plant itself is now the Conch Farm Research and Educational Foundation, Inc. This education center is a working laboratory and museum.
	www.conchrepublicseafood.com (652 words)

	Key West, FL - Conch Republic Independece Celebration
		Instead, the republic celebrates the anniversary of its founding with a "drag" race featuring female impersonators, an open-air bed race billed as "the most fun you can have in bed with your clothes on" and a packed roster of other events showcasing the Florida Keys' independent and eccentric spirit.
		Sanctioned by the Conch Republic's NHRA (Natural Hot Rod Association), the event begins at 1pm when the "pits" in the 700 block are open for public viewing.
		The good-spirited battle pits the Conch Republic Navy against the reviled federal forces, with weapons ranging from water cannons to sponges to flying Cuban bread and vegetables.
	www.tripsmarter.com /keywest/archives/events/conchrepublic.htm (815 words)

	Conch - ,AMNH - Expedition : Endangered,The Conch House Lounge,The Conch - Meaty Mollusc.,Conch Vacation Rentals w/ ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Conch House Lounge is the premier destination for the finest in tropical cocktails.
		Pick up an occupied queen conch shell from a shallow bay and hold it up Conch rests in a bed of seagrass in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
		Key West Conch House Heritage Inn is the perfect place for accommodations in the historic distric in Old Town Key West Florida.
	bhxi.com /?q=conch (463 words)

	Conch Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Conch Republic was an imaginary or not-generally-recognized nation or perhaps a micronation existing in the FloridaKeys, after Key West and nearby islands seceded from the United States of America.
		They declaredthat since the Federal Government had set up the equivalent of a border station as if the Keys were a foreign nation, the Keysmight as well become such.
		The ConchRepublic flag (showing a conch shell in a sun burst on a field of blue) is commonly seen in the city, and Conch " Independence Day " is celebrated with festivities every 23rd of April.
	www.therfcc.org /conch-republic-61325.html (322 words)

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