1806 – The schooner Sea Flower , sailing from Havana to New York, wrecked “a little northward of Key Largo.” The crew and cargo were...

1846 – The hull of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Morris , which had been driven into shallow water near Fleming Key in the October hurricane,...

1836 – The Rev. Robert Dyce, Episcopal missionary at Key West wrote, “…there is a general desire in this place to be informed on...

1922 – Key West fish houses were expecting a strong season, as orders had already been placed to keep them busy through March. Crews...

1691 – The frigate Nuestra Señora del Populo y la Aguila Dorada , from Havana to St. Augustine, wrecked at the Dry Tortugas. 1841 –...

1770 – The HMS Carysford wrecked on the Florida Reef off Key Largo and gave its name to the reef that was later changed to Carysfort....

1797 – The brig Commerce of Baltimore sank in a hurricane near Key Largo. The crew spent three days on the island before being rescued...

1816 – The Ship Rebecca , carrying wine from Cadiz to Savannah, was caught in a hurricane and wrecked on the Florida Reef. The crew...

1902 – A shark measuring 15 feet was caught from Curry’s Wharf near the harbor end of Simonton Street. 1917 – C.W. Saunderson resigned...

1857 – Key West was struck in multiple places during an intense lightning storm. The hospital at Fort Taylor was hit, and the north end...

1850 – Two men were rescued from Matecumbe Key, after having been stranded there for five days. They were crewmen from the brig New...

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...

Douglass High School, circa 1963 1924 – A party of Key Westers returning from Dog Rocks in the Bahamas released four dozen whelks near...

Sally Rand teaching dance at the Casa Marina in Key West, circa 1950. 1858 – An attempt to erect an iron beacon at Rebecca Shoal was...

1884 – President Chester Arthur recommended to the Senate that Colonel Frank N. Wicker, the collector of customs at Key West, be removed...

1853 – The case of the brig Cymbus , which had wrecked on the Western Dry Rocks, was heard in Federal Court. The vessel, sailing from...

1821 – A large Danish ship struck and then was driven over the Florida Reef, anchoring inside. The British surveying brig Kangaroo came...

1825 – The French ship Point Petre , sailing from New Orleans for Bordeaux, was lost on the Florida reef. The crew was saved, along with...

1818 – The brig Sally , sailing from Rhode Island to Havana via Savannah, was wrecked on the Florida Reef. The crew and cargo were saved...

1851 – Professor and naturalist Louis Agassiz of Harvard University delivered a talk at Key West summarizing observations from his...