1893 – Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Church was founded by Reverend George Lester at 717 Simonton Street in Key West. The church was later...

1895 – The Key West sponge schooner Shamrock sank off St. Marin’s Key and six of the 14-man crew were lost. 1908 – James Miller, a Key...

1906 – The Episcopal bishop’s yacht Message of Peace arrived at Key West from Nassau with Rev. Father Andley J. Brown and H.W. Weigall...

1839 – President Martin Van Buren recognized Joseph Beverly Browne as Consul for Texas at Key West. 1876 – St. James Missionary Baptist...

1883 – Key West Mayor William McClintock resigned his position to take a job at the Custom House. He had been elected less than a year...

1904 – The new St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church on Truman Avenue was dedicated by the Rt. Rev. W.J. Kenny, D.D., Bishop of St....

1910 – The Key West Weather Bureau’s meteorological summary for July showed that the maximum temperature for the month was 90.81...

1864 – Yellow fever continued to rage at Key West and the Dry Tortugas, particularly amongst the military men. “We now have some...

1858 – Sombrero Key Lighthouse was first lighted. 1865 – The Key West Literary Association honored Major Benjamin C. Lincoln, commander...

1906 – John D. Rockefeller was staying on board a private yacht at Key West. He was spotted dining at a local hotel. 1941 – In a...

1827 – Construction began on the first lighthouse on Sand Key. The 60-foot brick structure would be completed in 70 days. 1913 – The...

The Lower Matecumbe toll booth on the Overseas Highway C 1940. 1816 – The ship Mercury of Philadelphia, carrying cotton from New...

1832 –  Father Sanson K. Brunot held the first Episcopal services on the Island and the first organized church services in the young...

1891 – An arsonist attempted to burn the Olivia Street property of Robert K. Fulford by igniting kerosene-soaked rags and wood shavings...

1823 – The schooner USS Alligator ran aground at “Carysford Reef.” The crew tried for three days to refloat the vessel by jettisoning...

1841 – The schooner Columbia , sailing from Boston to Mobile, wrecked at Mangrove Key, 9 miles from Key West. The passengers and cargo...

1863 – A correspondent from Key West wrote that because of a fear of yellow fever, “Steamers pass by us both ways with no more of...

1851 – A gale commenced at Key West and blew for 30 hours. There was no damage to buildings or ships. 1869 – The bark Washington ,...

Chuck’s Sandwich Shop, 537 Duval St., Key West 1898 – Private Robert Hunter, Company H 25th Infantry, died of typhoid in the Army...

The Welters Cornet Band in Key West, circa 1920 1820 – A Cuban pirate ship plundered the schooners Mary McKay and Primrose off...