1837 – The schooner Lagrange of Bristol, Rhode Island, ran ashore on Pickles Reef but was refloated after wreckers removed part of its...

1840 – President Martin Van Buren recognized Fielding A. Browne as Vice Consul to Spain for Key West. 1906 – During 48 hours over nine...

1835 – Wreckers arrived with a portion of the cargo from the schooner United States , wrecked August 7 near the New River on the...

1867 – The new submarine telegraph cable running between Key West and Havana was successfully spliced and was working well. 1921 – The...

1815 – Juan Pablo Salas, a Spanish Royal Artillery Officer station in St. Augustine, was given a land grant for the island of Cayo Hueso...

1830 – William R. Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose before the sun and studied the case of James Fearn. At 10 went to the courthouse...

1830 – William R. Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose before the sun and read “Acts” until 10 when I went up to the courthouse and...