1909 – Many vessels were still sunk, jumbled, or trapped at Key West because of the October 11 hurricane. Especially problematic were...

1828 – The act incorporating the City of Key West was repealed and a new one incorporating the Town of Key West was passed by the...

In November 1831, a ship carrying 230 Irish laborers to New Orleans ran aground. The passengers rose up and caused havoc in Key West.

1853 – Capt. J.M. Scarritt of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was in charge the construction of Fort Taylor in Key West Harbor. It was...

1909 – Leo DeVera of Key West was killed while hunting at the east end of the island. The 17-year-old was creeping up on a flock of...

1865 – George Davis, Attorney General of the Confederate States, was arrested at Key West by U.S. Deputy Marshal Benjamin Kerr and...

1906 – Over nine inches of rain had fallen in 48 hours, flooding the lower parts of Key West. The water at the corner of Southard and...

1864 – Henry Hamilton and Darius Stokes, members of the 2nd USCT, were executed at Key West, probably by a firing squad, for mutiny that...

1828 – The first term of the Superior Court Southern Judicial District of the Territory of Florida was held in Key West. 1953 – A...

1936 – Leonard Giovannoli, former biology instructor at the University of Florida, was placed in charge of the crawfish hatchery at the...

1822 – The brig Samson , sailing from Mobile to Maine, was boarded by pirates off the Dry Tortugas. The passengers and crew were robbed...

1889 – Key West’s cigarmakers were on strike and the work stoppage was affecting other businesses on the island. After determining his...

1900 – The people of Key West raised over $1,200 for victims of the Galveston hurricane. The disbanded cigarmakers’ union voted to give...

Free concerts are held in the Community Room of the Key Largo Library on the first Friday of each month from October-April.

The Key West Library is holding its annual celebration and presentation for Día de los Muertos and the Cemeteries of the Keys at 10 a.m....

1823 – The brig Phoebe Ann , sailing to New Orleans, wrecked on the Western Dry Rocks near Sand Key. The crew got the vessel off by...

1853 – The brig Nancy Place , sailing from Cuba, ran ashore at Loggerhead Key in the Dry Tortugas. A letter was sent to Key West on a...

1908 – Two six-pounder saluting guns were placed at Naval Station Key West, and they were ready to salute incoming vessels, in return...

1932 – After an 11-day drive, Ernest Hemingway and Charles Thompson returned to Key West from a hunting trip to Montana and Wyoming. The...

The Key West Library is holding its annual celebration and presentation for Día de los Muertos and the Cemeteries of the Keys at 10 a.m....