1890 – Key Wester Charles Moffat, who had established a store near Miami for the purpose of trading with the Everglades Indians, came to...

1848 – The Irish ship Mertoun , sailing from New Orleans to Liverpool, wrecked at Delta Shoal off Key Vaca with 1,400 bales of cotton,...

1826 – A writer at Key West noted, “The materials for the Light House at the Dry Tortugas are all landed there, and the workmen will...

1864 – Key West’s freedmen marked the first anniversary of emancipation with a celebration at the Baptist Church. U.S. District Judge...

1862 – Col. Tilghman H. Good of the U.S. Army recognized the legality of Key West’s recent elections and directed that civil authority...

1922 – Twenty-five aliens were arrested at Marathon for trying to enter the country illegally. The party – one Greek, four Chinese, and...

1901 – The U.S. government halted the raising of carrier pigeons at its Key West station. Small lots of breeders and carriers were...

1845 – A writer at Key West complained that the weather was severe, and the thermometer had dropped to 60 degrees. 1888 – The contract...

1899 – Annie Fay, a White woman, and Will Harrison, a Black man, were convicted in the criminal court at Key West for having married....

1828 – The French ship Mercure wrecked on Carysfort Reef and was a total loss. Part of the cargo, sails, rigging, and crew were saved...

1828 – The first term of the Superior Court Southern Judicial District of the Territory of Florida was held in Key West. 1855 – The Key...

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

1825 – The brig Hercules from Mobile was floated off the reef at Key Largo and taken to Key West. The wreckers were awarded a salvage...

1851 – The brig Yucatan , wrecked while sailing from Trinidad de Cuba to New York, was condemned and sold at auction in Key West for...

1863 – A correspondent from Key West wrote that because of a fear of yellow fever, “Steamers pass by us both ways with no more of...

1910 – Florida State Health Officer Dr. J.Y. Porter notified Key West Mayor Fogarty that the dumping of trash at the foot of White...

1830 – The sloop Sarah Isabella , owned by Capt. Jacob Housman, was struck twice by lightning at Indian Key; the topmast and mainmast...

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

1850 – A report on maritime traffic for the month of July from the Sand Key lightship said that 15 ships, 12 barques, 11 brigs, and 1...

1824 – The brig Amelia arrived at Liverpool from New Orleans, minus the captain and first mate. The men had died at the Florida Keys...