1876 – A hurricane of minor intensity hit Key West with winds of 75 mph and slight damage to roofs and trees. 1901 – Key West city...

1855 – The steamer St. Lawrence arrived at Key West from New York, and rumors began to spread that it carried supplies for Cuba’s...

1852 – The barque Sarah Ann of Newport, RI, was trapped in the maze of reefs near Pelican Shoals, southeast of Boca Chica. Key West...

1869 – One hundred and thirty-seven Cuban refugees fleeing Spanish oppression arrived at Key West, with more expected. “The city is...

1848 – The new Key West Lighthouse on Whitehead Street was lighted for the first time. The lighthouse was built to replace the one...

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

A Sue Moore School picture from the early 1950’s. Photo from Erma Stour’s scrapbook. 1836 – The U.S. schooner Motto left Key West with...

Postcard of a house at 400 South St., Key West 1861 – Rains had fallen at Key West allowing Capt. E.B. Hunt of the U.S. Army Corps of...

1859 – The US Coast Survey steamer Corwin arrived from New York to begin surveying the reefs and channels near Knight’s Key. 1859 – A...

1861 – The steamer Daniel Webster arrived with supplies for the garrisons at Forts Taylor and Jefferson. 1929 – J.L. Webster was...