By this time Lincoln had decided on an even more dramatic measure: a proclamation issued as commander in chief freeing all slaves in states waging war against the Union. As he told a member of his cabinet, emancipation had become âa military necessityâ¦. We must free the slaves or be ourselves subduedâ¦.
Bay Harbor Islands. Just across Broad Causeway is the Town of Bay Harbor Islands. Bay Harbor Islands, Florida is a community of fine homes and apartments, schools, retail shops, restaurants, municipal facilities and professional businesses separated from the mainland by Broad Causeway.
There are three main islands in the Bay Islands. Starting form the west they are Utila, Roatan, and Guanaja. Guanaja has historically also been called Bonacca. Half Moon Cay (also a historical name) is one of thirteen small islands called Cays-pronounced keys - which lie a mile off the southeast coast of Guanaja. Guanaja is nine miles long and about five miles wide.