<P> Before the concrete buoy there was a wooden sign that noted the southern point at this spot. The old wood sign as of 1970 only said "The Southernmost Point, of Southernmost City, Key West Fla ." By 1982 this had changed to "The Southernmost Point, In USA, Key West Fla". There was separate sign on a nearby fence in that area, with an arrow pointing south (in this case to the left) with the text "90 Miles to Cuba". </P> <P> The buoy is maintained by the Key West Public Works Department and it was dedicated on September 10, 1983 . The painted concrete buoy is 12 feet tall and 7 feet wide . </P> <P> Heading north east begins the route along US 1, a road which goes all the way to Fort Kent, Maine . Next to maker is a cement telegraph hut that was the location that an underwater cable for telephone going to Havana laid in 1917 . The cable hut is a small structure just a little east of the Southernmost marker where the cable went into the sea . </P> <P> As of 2011, the buoy is inscribed: "The Conch Republic . 90 Miles to Cuba, Southernmost, Point, Continental, U.S.A., Key West, F.L., Home of the Sunset". The buoy was refurbished in 2005 . The phrases "90 miles to Cuba" and "Home of the Sunset" were not on the 1986 paint job . </P>

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