1953 – The Arthur Sawyer Post 28, American Legion, asked the City of Key West for permission to buy the land where their clubhouse sat.

1955 – Mackerel and tarpon were running in Key West Harbor and dozens of fishermen were trying their luck from the Clyde-Mallory Dock.

1956 – The M.S. Allen Funeral Home opened in a new concrete-block building at 325 Julia Street in Key West.

1926 – A gala dance contest was held at the La Concha Hotel in Key West.

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1925 – At midnight, the U.S. Weather Bureau station at Sand Key was closed.

1912 – Key West continued to celebrate the completion of the railroad. At 11 a.m. a parade marched down Duval Street.

1912 – “Opening the Over Sea Railway to Key West” was the cover story of Collier’s National Weekly Magazine.

1909 – The Manuel Lopez Cigar Company of New York purchased property along Key West’s County Road (Flagler Ave.) for a new factory.