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...

1887 – Dr. Joseph W.V.R. Plummer was re-elected mayor of Key West over George B. Patterson by a vote of 471 to 380. 1889 – Yellow fever...

1830 – The brig Halcyon struck at the southwest end of Carysfort Reef, but eventually beat into deeper water with the loss of the false...

1899 – There were 23 new cases of yellow fever reported at Key West, for a total of 960. Certain segments of the Key West population...

1825 – The brig Hercules from Mobile was floated off the reef at Key Largo and taken to Key West. The wreckers were awarded a salvage...

1746 – The English privateer Fame was at the Florida Keys to procure wood and water when it was struck by a hurricane. To save the...

1862 – Rear-Admiral J.L. Gardiner, Commander of the East Gulf Blockading Squadron, ordered the USS Dacotah to cruise an area ranging...

1926 – Monroe County Engineer Joseph Watkins and other officials went to Wood Key off the western Everglades in mainland Monroe to check...

1899 –The Key West yellow fever report showed 26 new cases and one death. 1918 – A “Liberty Loan” drive started in Key West with...

1894 – A hurricane that had traveled the length of Cuba passed over Key West where winds were clocked at 104 mph with slight damage. 1899...

1899 – Dr. J.Y. Porter reported that Key West had 45 new cases of yellow fever, bringing the total to 438. There were no recent deaths....

1816 – The Ship Rebecca , carrying wine from Cadiz to Savannah, was caught in a hurricane and wrecked on the Florida Reef. The crew...

1902 – A shark measuring 15 feet was caught from Curry’s Wharf near the harbor end of Simonton Street. 1917 – C.W. Saunderson resigned...

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

1830 – The sloop Sarah Isabella , owned by Capt. Jacob Housman, was struck twice by lightning at Indian Key; the topmast and mainmast...

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

1898 – News arrived from the small community of Planter on Key Largo that the schooner Belle sailing from Indian River was caught in a...

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

1825 – Solomon Snyder, a New York native, resident of Key Vaca, and Spanish Vice Consul for Florida, died at Indian Key. 1878 – A...