1871 – The ship I. James of Maine, sailing from Cardiff to New Orleans, wrecked on Conch Reef with a cargo of railroad iron. 1922 –...

1899 – Since October 9, there had been 31 new cases of yellow fever and three deaths. Thirteen of those cases and two of the deaths came...

1841 – A cargo of tobacco taken from the wrecked barque Theodore Corner could not be libeled for salvage because of the absence of the...

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

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...

1910 – Florida State Health Officer Dr. J.Y. Porter notified Key West Mayor Fogarty that the dumping of trash at the foot of White...

1850 – Two men were rescued from Matecumbe Key, after having been stranded there for five days. They were crewmen from the brig New...

1861 – A violent storm struck the Florida Keys, and many ships were wrecked from Key West to Key Largo. The British bark Argentine ,...

1824 – The brig Amelia arrived at Liverpool from New Orleans, minus the captain and first mate. The men had died at the Florida Keys...

1825 – U.S. Navy vessels were successfully patrolling Cuban waters against pirates, and a report from Key West said, “…no piracy can be...

1857 – Captain Alderslade arrived at Key West from Tampa on the schooner Eliza Catherine with 30 head of cattle for the island’s meat...

North Roosevelt Boulevard in Key West, circa 1940s 1823 – Commodore David Porter sent five Spanish pirates to the Captain-General of...

1847 – Six enslaved men who had been put to work on the construction of Fort Jefferson escaped on a schooner from the Dry Tortugas and...

The musical ‘Cayo Hueso ’76’ at the Waterfront Playhouse in Key West 1826 – A letter written at Indian Key said “the musketoes are so...

An Aerovias Q DC-3 at Key West International Airport 1830 – It was announced that any vessels passing the Sand Key Lighthouse that...

The steamship Bosiljka 1865 – The bark Adventure arrived in Key West with four of her crew sick with yellow fever. The fever spread to...

1872 – Key West was suffering a water famine from the shortage of rain. The situation was so bad that the commandant of Fort Taylor...

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

A trolley on a dirt street in Key West circa 1900 1830 – The brig Mary , sailing from New Orleans to New York with 180 hogsheads of...

Shorty’s Diner, circa 1980 1845 – Wreckers were at work salvaging the cargo of the ship Rizeni , aground on the reef near Rodriguez...