1829 – It was proposed to establish a Temperance Society at Key West. 1950 – Rough seas from a cold front forced all 250 boats of the...

1892 – The Key West Library Association was organized with Judge James W. Locke as president, Mary A. Taylor, secretary, J. Fogarty,...

1926 – Herman Wolkowsky of Key West erected a 16-by-24-foot promotional sign in Miami that read “You Have Not Seen Florida Until You See...

1854 – The schooner Montauk arrived at Key West from Mobile with a cargo of lumber for the construction of Browne and Curry’s clipper...

1828 – The brig George , sailing from Maine to New Orleans, after having run aground at the Dry Tortugas, was helped off by three...

1836 – Key West Collector of Customs and Superintendent of Lights Wm. A. Whitehead issued the following notice: “In consequence of the...

1829 – The four owners of the Island of Key West – John Simonton, Pardon Greene, John Whitehead and John Fleming – signed an agreement...

1883 – E.G. Chesley wrote from Key West that pineapple farming was “rapidly extending throughout Monroe County.” He noted that 300 acres...

1862 – Rear Admiral Chas. Wilkes of the West India Squadron ordered the U.S. steamer Santiago de Cuba to sail from Havana to Key West to...

1887 – Dr. Joseph W.V.R. Plummer was re-elected mayor of Key West over George B. Patterson by a vote of 471 to 380. 1889 – Yellow fever...

1860 – The Key of the Gulf newspaper noted that, though Key West had long been dependent on wrecking for sustenance, things were...

1815 – Juan Pablo Salas, a Spanish Royal Artillery Officer station in St. Augustine, was given a land grant for the island of Cayo Hueso...

1835 – Lieut. D.A. Manning of the U.S. Army, stationed at Key West for many years, died on the island. 1928 – Ninety-nine-year-old...

1900 – The Mayor of Key West was George L. Bartlum. The members of the Key West Board Aldermen were: Charles R. Pierce, Joshua Curry,...

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

Former President Harry Truman and Admiral Lloyd M. Mustin in front of Naval Headquarters in 1960. 1884 – Forty-year-old Carlos Recio...

Harris School in Key West, from the 1955-56 yearbook 1829 – Theodore Owens Esq., a two-year resident of Key West, was elected to...

The beach at Sadowski’s Key Motel at Key Colony Beach in February 1952. 1889 – The Florida Legislature granted a new charter to the...

The dredge at work in Key West Harbor in 1966. 1888 – A carrier pigeon message service was established by the signal office at Key...

The Elks Club, 313 Duval St. 1835 – The barque Jean Key , sailing from Havana to Antwerp, wrecked on Conch Reef with 1,812 boxes of...