1828 – The act incorporating the City of Key West was repealed and a new one incorporating the Town of Key West was passed by the...

1893 – Jefferson B. Browne took over the office as Collector of Customs. He appointed P.T. Knight as deputy collector, P.E. Thompson as...

1924 – The Monroe County School Board was prepared to open a school at Flamingo on the mainland, if it could be proved that ten children...

1950 – Thousands of fish were found in Key West streets after a heavy rain. Most of the fish were along Caroline Street between William...

1844 – The brig Alwilda , sailing from Cuba to New York with a cargo of mahogany and palm leaves, had wrecked on Alligator Reef near...

1823 – Monroe County, the sixth county in Florida, was established by an act of the territorial legislature and signed by Governor...

1914 – The Key West Harbor Master was J.R. Curry Sr. The Board of Pilot Commissioners (appointed by the Governor) were G.A.T. Roberts,...