1870 – The Sears School, Key West’s first public school, was established on Free School Lane. 1890 – The Key West Investment Company...

1884 – A correspondent for the Jacksonville Times-Union wrote, “A vast amount of fruit is arriving in the Key West market from the...

1831 – After “a rather free indulgence of their orisons to Bacchus,” 230 Irish laborers, rescued from the wreck of the ship Maria and...

1835 – It was reported that during the previous six weeks, $128,000 of salvaged properties had been sold at Key West, with most of the...

1839 – The lightship Key West was returned to its station at the Northwest Channel passage after having undergone repairs. 1923 –...

1886 – The Knights of Labor held a grand parade and torchlight procession through Key West. 1890 – Captain Hall of the schooner Nocatee...

1863 – Private William Paxson of the 47th Regiment of Pennsylvania died of illness at the Dry Tortugas and was buried on East Key. 1876 ...

1861 – Charles Tift of Key West was arrested by the U.S. marshal for providing money to the master of the steamer Salvor (aka M.S....

1766 – The sloop Catherine from New London was wrecked near Key Largo. The nine people on board made it to land and over the course of...

1825 – The brig Hercules from Mobile was floated off the reef at Key Largo and taken to Key West. The wreckers were awarded a salvage...

Geo G. Brooks was a lawyer. 1847 – A ship’s boy rescued from the schooner St. Mary’s , wrecked at the Dry Tortugas, was discovered to...

1864 – Commodore Cornelius Stribling was ordered to assume command of the East Gulf Blockading Squadron at Key West. 1907 – Regarding...

1858 – At 3 a.m. the residence of Capt. Charles Johnson was found to be on fire. No assistance was given for 15 minutes, but because it...

1739 – Capt. Samuel Crow, sailing from Honduras to Rhode Island, saw a wreck at the Dry Tortugas. He drew closer to it and saw a plank...

1832 – The ship Shepherd , from Havana to Hamburg, went ashore in a gale at Conch Reef near Tavernier Key. The crew and part of the...

Ruth Bryan Owen 1905 – Antonio Betancourt of the Island City Saloon was arrested for selling whisky to a group of boys, ages seven to...

1595 – A Spanish survey team from Havana reconnoitered the “Bay of Cuchaiga” (Key West Harbor) located at latitude 24° 25′ N, noting...

1826 – It was announced that the Light Ship at Carysfort Reef near Key Largo was soon to be lit. The vessel would “show two fixed...

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

1825 – Lieutenant Otho Stallings of the US Navy died of yellow fever at Key West. 1891 – The Key West City Commission passed an...