1840 – Seminole warriors attacked and burned the settlement on Indian Key. The settlement had been founded by Jacob Housman and was the...

Louise Maloney Hospital, 532 Fleming St., Key West 1830 – Norman Sherwood killed John Wilson in a fight in a grog shop on Front Street,...

1887 – Key West had two cases of yellow fever in a recent outbreak. Authorities were urging those who were not acclimated to the island...

1895 – A bill was introduced in the Florida Senate authorizing Monroe County to issue $500,000 in bonds to build a highway from Key West...

1850 – Captain Joh Walker of the U.S. light ship at Sand Key reported on maritime traffic that passed his vessel during the month of...

1909 – A man died of leprosy in a house on Virginia Street. The house and all contents were destroyed by fire under the direction of...

1909 – Upton Sinclair, author of “The Jungle,” was ill in the Louise Maloney Hospital in Key West. He was a passenger on the Mallory...

1892 – Key West celebrated the 400th anniversary of the voyage to the Americas by Columbus with special programs in all the schools. 1899...

1905 – The Island City Bank opened its doors in the Tropical Building and Investment Company’s building until its new building was...