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Florida Keys History Center
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March 21
2010 – The Friends of Higgs Beach, an ad hoc citizens’ group, was working with Monroe County to improve the Key West beachfront park.
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Florida Keys History Center
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March 20
1935 – A group of 10 Key West women went to Pirate’s Cove on Sugarloaf Key for lunch and an afternoon of playing bridge.
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Florida Keys History Center
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March 19
1937 – The turtling schooner A.M. Adams arrived in Key West on its first voyage, delivering a cargo of 380 green sea turtles.
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Florida Keys History Center
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March 18
1939 – Construction of the cable schooner Western Union was progressing rapidly.
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Florida Keys History Center
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March 17
1858 - Sombrero Key Lighthouse was first lighted under the charge of lightkeeper Joseph Bethel.
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Florida Keys History Center
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March 16
1953 – The Arthur Sawyer Post 28, American Legion, asked the City of Key West for permission to buy the land where their clubhouse sat.
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Florida Keys History Center
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March 15
1963 - Filming began on “Man In The Water,” a movie starring Mark Stevens.
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Florida Keys History Center
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Long-lost Fraud
Letters recently donated to the Florida Keys History Center illuminate a century-old Key West banking scandal.
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Florida Keys History Center
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March 14
1939 – A Works Progress Administration sewer line project employing 442 Key West men had, to date, laid 20 miles of sewer pipe in the city.
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Florida Keys History Center
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March 13
956 – The Cuban ferry, the City of Havana, sailed for the first time from the new terminal on Stock Island.
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Florida Keys History Center
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March 12
1947 – President Harry Truman’s arrival in Key West was a windfall for many residents.
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Florida Keys History Center
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March 11
1925 – A daily silent period for the naval radio station at Key West was authorized, to end interference with local radio stations.
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Florida Keys History Center
Mar 91 min read
March 10
1852 – The Carysfort Reef Lighthouse was lighted and began operation.
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Florida Keys History Center
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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.
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Monroe County Public Library
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March 8
1869 – Dr. Samuel Mudd, who had been a prisoner for four years at Fort Jefferson, was pardoned and released.
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Florida Keys History Center
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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.
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Florida Keys History Center
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March 5
1985 – Outraged Key Westers fumed at city commissioners, who were considering plans for a sewage treatment plant near Fort Taylor.
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Florida Keys History Center
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March 4
1955 – The Key West Garden Club’s annual Flower Show opened at the East Martello Tower.
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Florida Keys History Center
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March 3
2005 – The Monroe County School Board approved the demolition of the existing Poinciana Elementary School and the construction of a new one.
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Florida Keys History Center
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March 2
1966 – Actress and singer Jayne Mansfield began a nine-night run of her one-woman show at the Tradewinds Supper Club.
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