1884 – There were 645,000 cigars, 14 bales of sponge, and 112 hides shipped from Key West to New York over the previous week. 1904 –...

1836 – A turtling vessel was attacked at the west end of Key Largo by approximately 30 Seminole warriors. The master and crew of the...

1909 – In hope of finding a source of fresh water, S.O. Johnson contracted to have a well dug to 1,000 feet. No fresh water was found....

1859 – A fire began in the warehouse of L.M. Shaefer near the corner of Front and Duval streets. Apart from two houses, the fire...

1865 – To celebrate of the recent fall of the Confederate capital of Richmond, the ships of the Eastern Gulf Blockading Squadron at Key...

1823 – The port of Mobile reported that 14,900 feet of sawed lumber had been exported to Key West from there in the year ending...

1854 – The schooner Montauk arrived at Key West from Mobile with a cargo of lumber for the construction of Browne and Curry’s clipper...

1890 – The schooner Competitor , with a crew of 11, returned from a five-week voyage to the sponge beds with 1,375 bunches. Their haul...

1825 – Commodore David Porter sailed from Key West to the north coast of Cuba on the steamer Sea Gull on a cruise in search of pirates....

1870 – The Sears School, Key West’s first public school, was established on Free School Lane. 1890 – The Key West Investment Company...

1863 – U.S. Navy landsman George Sisinger died of chronic dysentery at the Navy hospital in Key West. 1924 – The group formed to...

1884 – A correspondent for the Jacksonville Times-Union wrote, “A vast amount of fruit is arriving in the Key West market from the...

1863 – Two prisoners at Fort Jefferson attempted to escape from the Dry Tortugas on a floating plank. The water was rough, and they did...

1864 – Two dozen soldiers and officers searched the Dry Tortugas for two sailors who had jumped ship and deserted there the day before....

1860 – The Key of the Gulf newspaper noted that, though Key West had long been dependent on wrecking for sustenance, things were...

K-T Motors in Key West, circa 1965 1898 – Sgt. Charles W. Richards, Battery B, 1st Artillery, was on night watch at Fort Taylor when he...

Alexander Patterson 1803 – Two vessels from Havana and bound for Port Au Prince were stranded on the reef at Key Largo. One was...

The beach on the north side of the Army Barracks before Trumbo Point was built. 1900 – In a race on Key West’s Barracks Beach, a horse...

Shorty’s Diner, circa 1980 1845 – Wreckers were at work salvaging the cargo of the ship Rizeni , aground on the reef near Rodriguez...

1850 – Captain Joh Walker of the U.S. light ship at Sand Key reported on maritime traffic that passed his vessel during the month of...