1865 – Dr. Samuel Mudd, Edward Spangler, Michael O’Laughlen, and Samuel Arnold – all convicted as conspirators in the assassination of...

1895 – The British schooner Attic arrived at Key West from Nassau with a Cuban captain and passengers and was immediately placed under...

1855 – U.S. Senator and Key West resident Stephen R. Mallory left the island for Pensacola on the USS Fulton so he could meet with...

1825 – Sickness raged across Key West, and the most affected were people employed in clearing the island of trees and bushes. Some...

1886 – Fifteen turtles and 11 cattle were being butchered every day in Key West to supply local markets. 1896 – A boat with 60 or 70...

1897 – British residents of Key West asked that the local military post fire a salute in honor of Queen Victoria’s jubilee. The request...

1865 – The bark Adventure arrived in Key West in distress. Four crewmen were sick with yellow fever and sent to the Marine Hospital for...

1888 – An unknown culprit poisoned the drinking water barrel used by the family of Gideon Sawyer of Key West. The entire family was...

1898 – A large English steamship ran aground at Coffins Patch 10 miles from Sombrero Key Lighthouse with a cargo of cotton. The crew was...

1909 – In hope of finding a source of fresh water, S.O. Johnson contracted to have a well dug to 1,000 feet. No fresh water was found....

1898 – A U.S. Marine Battalion that had been camped at Key West left for Cuba on the USS Panther . 1923 – The local Key West Regulars...

1895 – Between two and three hundred men, commanded by Cuban patriot leader Serafin Sanchez, secretly left Key West for Cuba to aid the...

1861 – The Army issued General Order #49 directing that no solider, sailor, or marine was allowed to visit Key West between tattoo and...

1865 – Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Salmon P. Chase visited Key West, accompanied by his wife and daughter. A military salute...

1839 – It was reported that Key West “and its neighborhood” were strongly supportive of Charles Downing of St. Augustine for Delegate to...

1888 – A carrier pigeon message service was established by the signal office at Key West. The purpose of the new service was to bring...

1847 – The ship General Jackson , sailing from New York to New Orleans, went ashore on a reef 15 miles from Key West. The ship bilged...

1890 – Health officials deemed yellow fever endemic to Key West, with the principal causes of this condition being the many “closets” on...

1861 – Judge McQueen McIntosh, who had been appointed District Court judge by the Confederate States, arrived in Key West to hold court....

1861 – Key West Mayor John P. Baldwin was removed from office when Florida officials were removed because of secession. 1893 – It was...