1863 – The ship Mallory arrived at Key West from New York with many island residents who were returning home from their summer getaways...

1823 – Captain Ellison of the sloop Eclipse stopped at Key West and was informed that 30 naval officers and 50 enlisted men had...

1851 – The brig Yucatan , wrecked while sailing from Trinidad de Cuba to New York, was condemned and sold at auction in Key West for...

1867 – The recovered cargo of the steamer George Cromwell , wrecked off Indian Key, was appraised at $40,000 and the vessel at $50,000,...

1805 – Owing to calm winds and a strong current, the schooner Francis Lewis grounded on the Florida Reef. Nassau wreckers got the...

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...

1853 – Charles Bowman, assistant light keeper at Sand Key, was nearly killed when he fell from the first tier of pilings to the ground....

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

1827 – The schooner Packet was lost on the southwest end of Carysfort Reef, while the crew was attempting to reach Key Largo to find...

1900 – The cigar business at Key West was booming. Every steamship arriving from Havana carried tobacco, and over 2,500 bales had been...

1828 – The French brig Vigilant wrecked off Key Vaca carrying $32,000 in specie, as well as other cargo. Capt. Jacob Housman and other...

1867 – The steamer Narva left Key West to begin laying telegraph cable between there and Cuba. The average rate of paying out cable was...

1842 – The court in Key West settled the salvage case of the wrecked barque Alasco . It was determined the vessel and cargo were valued...

1869 – The inaugural meeting of the Cuban Patriotic Association was held at Key West, and the 125 members drafted a constitution and...

1844 – The schooner Select , sailing from New Orleans to Barbados, was lost off Key Vaca. The cargo of provisions was saved by wreckers...

American Shoal Lighthouse 1857 – The ship Carrack , sailing from New Orleans to Liverpool with 2,700 bales of cotton, was struck by...

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

Nelson English 1850 – The ship Meteor , from Apalachicola bound to Liverpool, was off Key West with a signal raised requesting a pilot....

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

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