Johnson Sea-Link submarine, circa 1973 1909 – A large fire in Key West destroyed several businesses, and the Jefferson Hotel and Elks...

Florida Gov. Leroy Collins arrives at the airport in Key West. 1878 – Fowey Rocks Lighthouse was first lighted. 1897 – The schooner...

The Submarine R-12, which sank off Key West in 1943 1823 – Commodore David Porter, on board the U.S. Steamer Sea Gull at Key West,...

The Western Union, circa 1960 1921 – A.B. Solomon was arrested at Key West on a charge of grand larceny stemming from a scam he pulled...

A Key West barbershop, circa 1964 1851 – Captain Hansen of the brig Sprightly was killed when an iron plate he was unloading for the...

K-T Motors in Key West, circa 1965 1898 – Sgt. Charles W. Richards, Battery B, 1st Artillery, was on night watch at Fort Taylor when he...

Guests at the opening of the Lighthouse Military Museum in Key West in 1966. 1850 – The steamer Creole , carrying General Narciso Lopez...

1823 – The U.S. Navy schooners Weasel and Fox , accompanied by two barges, left Key West for a cruise against piracy around Cuba. 1860 ...

Wm. J.H. Taylor was the British Vice Consul in Key West. 1834 – The British brig Paragon , sailing from St. Jago de Cuba to London with...

1852 – A Key West correspondent noted that there had been no wrecks on the reef in over two months, and the wrecking fleet – 30 sloops...

1905 – The Key West schooners Magnolia , Island Home , Rowena , Ruth , Reliance , and Mount Vernon returned after having worked on the...

1832 – John J. Audubon arrived at Indian Key on the Revenue Cutter Marion . 1847 – Wreckers arrived at Key West with cotton recovered...

1850 – Captain Joh Walker of the U.S. light ship at Sand Key reported on maritime traffic that passed his vessel during the month of...

1865 – Word reached Key West that General Robert E. Lee had surrendered to General U.S. Grant on April 9, essentially ending the Civil...

1836 – Accounts from Indian Key reached Tallahassee that residents on the island were fearful of an attack by the Seminoles. Two Native...

1855 – The U.S. steamer Corwin , Lieut. T.A. Craven, commanding, was at Key Biscayne, engaged in a coastal survey headed by Professor...

1924 – The price of Key Largo land was on the rise, with oceanfront lots sometimes exceeding $200 an acre. Many landowners, though, were...

1833 – Cholera was rampant at Key West, and people were fleeing the island. A correspondent wrote ”all the garrison except one officer...

1839 – Key West Superior Court judge Wm. Marvin awarded 10 percent of the value of the brig Black Hawk to the wreckers who salvaged it....

1859 – The ship Mulhouse went ashore and bilged on the Quicksands west of the Marquesas Keys. Mulhouse was carrying 26 passengers,...