1907 – Russell Hall was reopened after Schools Superintendent J.V. Harris had closed the school for a week because a saloon was nearby....

People dressed up as plants on a parade float. 1852 – Key Wester James C. Clapp opened a hotel called The Ocean House at the corner of...

1876 – A hurricane of minor intensity hit Key West with winds of 75 mph and slight damage to roofs and trees. 1901 – Key West city...

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

1832 – A vessel was purchased by the residents of Key West, converted into a hospital, and moored about a mile from the city. Though...

1906 – El Centro Asturiano established a branch in Key West. The society had one of the finest hospitals in Havana. 1906 – Wm. Curry &...

1884 – The Secretary of War authorized the Marine Hospital Service to use the old Barracks Hospital at Key West, if a large number of...

1842 – The United States signed a contract to build a Marine Hospital at Key West to treat merchant marine sailors. The Marine Hospital...

1815 – Juan Pablo Salas, a Spanish Royal Artillery Officer stationed in St. Augustine, was granted the island of Cayo Hueso by don Juan...

1825 – The brig Lima , sailing from Havana to Philadelphia, wrecked on the reef off “the Saddle Hills.” It carried a cargo of silks,...

1898 – The Navy was ordered to blockade the coast of Cuba. The USS Nashville about 12 miles south of Sand Key took the Spanish steamer...

1861 – Supplies and a detachment of 62 troops from the First U.S. Artillery were landed at Fort Taylor from the steamer Daniel Webster ...

1869 – One hundred and thirty-seven Cuban refugees fleeing Spanish oppression arrived at Key West, with more expected. “The city is...

1828 – The act incorporating the City of Key West was repealed and a new one incorporating the Town of Key West was passed by the...

1839 – The lightship Key West was returned to its station at the Northwest Channel passage after having undergone repairs. 1923 –...

1899 – Since October 9, there had been 31 new cases of yellow fever and three deaths. Thirteen of those cases and two of the deaths came...

1841 – A cargo of tobacco taken from the wrecked barque Theodore Corner could not be libeled for salvage because of the absence of the...

1836 – Seminole warriors attacked the schooner Mary at Tavernier Key. Two of the five crewmen were shot, but all successfully escaped...

1857 – A letter from Key West said, “A large amount of rain has fallen this month, and we are flooded with water. Mosquitoes are on the...

1739 – Capt. Samuel Crow, sailing from Honduras to Rhode Island, saw a wreck at the Dry Tortugas. He drew closer to it and saw a plank...