Keep a thing seven years and you will always find a use for it. (English proverb) Lose your temper and you lose a friend; lie and you lose yourself.. (Native American proverb, Hopi) Journey and you will find replacement to the ones left behind. (Arabic proverb) He who lives fast goes straight to his death..
Monroe County was established in 1823 at which time it occupied most of the Southern Florida Peninsula. It has since been reduced to the Florida Keys and portions of Everglades National Park. It was named for President James Monroe. The county seat is in Key West. Florida is divided into twenty Judicial Circuits, or areas of jurisdiction, each of which is composed of Circuit and County Courts.
Getting to the Florida Keys and Florida Keys travel information. The Florida Keys are the southernmost tropical islands in Florida that you can actually drive, fly or take a short ferry ride to from mainland Florida. The Keys extend south and west of the Homestead area of Florida, close to Miami, FL. If you make the 130 mile drive across the Overseas Highway to the end, you will find Key West. Along the way are many great experiences and picture perfect blue water and islands.