1851 – The bark Franklin arrived at Key West from Philadelphia with iron framing for the new screw-pile lighthouse to be built at Sand...

1907 – The Florida East Coast Railway steamer St. Lucie left Key West for Long Key with a crowd of men. The railroad had announced 100...

1890 – Commander J.H. Winn, Commander Naval Base Key West, moved into the newly built commandant’s quarters (now known as the Little...

1828 – The act incorporating the City of Key West was repealed and a new one incorporating the Town of Key West was passed by the...

1853 – Capt. J.M. Scarritt of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was in charge the construction of Fort Taylor in Key West Harbor. It was...

1909 – Leo DeVera of Key West was killed while hunting at the east end of the island. The 17-year-old was creeping up on a flock of...

1906 – Over nine inches of rain had fallen in 48 hours, flooding the lower parts of Key West. The water at the corner of Southard and...

1864 – Henry Hamilton and Darius Stokes, members of the 2nd USCT, were executed at Key West, probably by a firing squad, for mutiny that...

1828 – The first term of the Superior Court Southern Judicial District of the Territory of Florida was held in Key West. 1953 – A...

1936 – Leonard Giovannoli, former biology instructor at the University of Florida, was placed in charge of the crawfish hatchery at the...

1770 – The HMS Carysford wrecked on a reef off Key Largo and gave its name to the reef, which was later changed to Carysfort. 1908 –...

1909 – Key Wester Herbie “Dutchy” Melbourne escaped from the Florida state penitentiary. Melbourne had killed Key West police officer...

1908 – Mr. C.C. Allen, Socialist candidate for Congress, arrived in Key West for two days of campaigning. He spoke to large crowds about...

1860 – The ship Cerro Gordo , carrying 1889 bales of cotton from New Orleans to Ireland, was driven onto a shoal near Loggerhead Key in...

1836 – The lighthouse staff at Sand Key reported the small island 10 miles distant from Key West was being swarmed by an “innumerable...

1622 – Three large galleons, along with other ships from Spain’s Tierra Firme fleet, were wrecked from the Marquesas Keys to the Dry...

1849 – The Belgian brig Antionette arrived at Key West under the charge of wreckers. The vessel was sailing from Antwerp to Havana when...

1893 – The Key West Cornet Band was the “Champion of the State.” The officers of the band were: Charles A. Shavers, president; F.W....

Abe Sawyer, circa 1900 1823 – A hospital, Marine barracks, and two public storehouses had been completed at Thompson’s Island [Key...

Harris School in Key West, from the 1955-56 yearbook 1829 – Theodore Owens Esq., a two-year resident of Key West, was elected to...