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April 18
1951 – A new concrete tennis court was opened at Key West’s Bayview Park, complementing two existing asphalt courts.
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April 17
1959 – A simulated nuclear bomb drop was the central feature of Civil Defense exercises in Key West.
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April 12
1970 – The USS Quillback (SS 525) was open to the public for tours at Naval Station Key West’s Pier 1.
Florida Keys History Center
Apr 112 min read
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April 7
1949 – Fausto’s Food Palace, a new, “ultra-modern” store, opened at 522 Fleming Street.
Florida Keys History Center
Apr 61 min read
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April 5
1930 – The Lighthouse Service determined that small, battery-powered elecric light were a feasible replacement for those lit by gas.
Florida Keys History Center
Apr 42 min read
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April 1
1954 – The state Hotel Commission gave notice to the Island City House at 411 William Street that their license had been revoked.
Florida Keys History Center
Mar 312 min read
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March 31
1935 – The Federal Emergency Relief Administration’s strategy of reshaping Key West into a tourist destination was working.
Florida Keys History Center
Mar 302 min read
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March 28
1966 – The Lighthouse Military Museum opened in the former Key West lighthouse keeper’s quarters on Whitehead Street.
Florida Keys History Center
Mar 271 min read
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March 25
1935 – A resolution by aFlorida Congressman to designate Key West Naval base a winter station for submarines met opposition from the Navy.
Florida Keys History Center
Mar 241 min read
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Long-lost Fraud
Letters recently donated to the Florida Keys History Center illuminate a century-old Key West banking scandal.
Florida Keys History Center
Mar 143 min read
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March 9
1938 – After two years of discussion and planning, the Key West City Council passed an ordinance providing for zoning within city limits.
Florida Keys History Center
Mar 92 min read
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March 7
1955 – Mackerel and tarpon were running in Key West Harbor and dozens of fishermen were trying their luck from the Clyde-Mallory Dock.
Florida Keys History Center
Mar 71 min read
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March 4
1955 – The Key West Garden Club’s annual Flower Show opened at the East Martello Tower.
Florida Keys History Center
Mar 41 min read
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February 27
1964 – The Navy awarded a $1,967,209 contract to Bauer Dredging Company to deepen Key West’s main ship’s channel to 34 feet.
Florida Keys History Center
Feb 271 min read
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February 24
1940 – Key Wester William W. Demeritt was commissioned a Captain in the Coast Guard.
Florida Keys History Center
Feb 242 min read
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February 12
1924 – So many tourists were traveling between Key West and Havana that the steamship Governor Cobb had to make an extra trip.
Florida Keys History Center
Feb 111 min read
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February 11
1954 – After completing structural surveys, the Florida Road Department greenlighted 2,000 feet of fishing catwalks on bridges.
Florida Keys History Center
Feb 111 min read
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February 10
1960 – Students at Key West High School were dismissed for the day after a phone caller warned a bomb was set go off there at 2 p.m.
Florida Keys History Center
Feb 101 min read
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February 8
1964 – The Hemingway House opened as a museum dedicated to telling of the late author’s life in Key West.
Florida Keys History Center
Feb 81 min read
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February 3
1975 – Key West Police arrested the owner of Uncle Sam’s Pawn Shop and Howie’s Lounge.
Florida Keys History Center
Feb 32 min read
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