1829 – During a gale, the British ship Britannia , carrying rum, sugar, coffee, pimento, fustic and hides from Jamaica, wrecked on Conch...

1853 – Bowne and Curry successfully tested a marine railway that was capable of lifting vessels of 500 tons. 1858 – Professor Louis...

1842 – The court in Key West settled the salvage case of the wrecked barque Alasco . It was determined the vessel and cargo were valued...

Collecting Conch and sea urchins in the 1970s. 1842 – The barque Alasco , sailing from Havana to St. Petersburg, ran ashore at Conch...

Sigsbee Park housing under construction, circa 1960 1828 – Congress passed a bill establishing a territorial or federal court at Key...

Valladares & Son newsstand, 1200 Fleming St., Key West 1829 – Charles Hawkins shot William A. McRea, as he walked on Whitehead Street,...

1819 – It was reported that a small settlement had been established at Key West to engage in wrecking, though some suspected it was...