1906 – El Centro Asturiano established a branch in Key West. The society had one of the finest hospitals in Havana. 1906 – Wm. Curry &...

1894 – The Wagner Canning Company of Key West closed its plant for the season after packing 50,000 cases of canned pineapples. The...

1860 – An out-of-town man stole the slave ship William , which had been seized by the government, from its berth in Key West. A customs...

1914 – J.G. Grossenbacher of the U.S. Department of Agriculture was in Key West to check on the status of “lady beetles” that had been...

1850 – The Spanish brig Moreno , sailing from Trinidad de Cuba to Barcelona with a cargo of sugar, aguardiente, and cigars, ran ashore...

Have you seen our Little Free Fiber Library yet? It’s a free resource of materials and supplies for knitting and crocheting. It houses...

1904 – The new St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church on Truman Avenue was dedicated by the Rt. Rev. W.J. Kenny, D.D., Bishop of St....

1884 – The Secretary of War authorized the Marine Hospital Service to use the old Barracks Hospital at Key West, if a large number of...

1906 – The Key West Realty Company found a cigar company to build a factory on the large tract of land they had on First Street and...

1910 – The Department of Agriculture issued a request for proposals for the construction of a new concrete weather station at Sand Key....

1842 – The United States signed a contract to build a Marine Hospital at Key West to treat merchant marine sailors. The Marine Hospital...

1906 – Key West cigar manufacturer Walter S. Lightbourn died in Batabanó, Cuba. 1940 – A fighter plane attached to the U.S. Destroyer...

The first locomotive to reach Key West was actually in 1853 - after it was salvaged from a shipwreck.

1924 – The Monroe County School Board was prepared to open a school at Flamingo on the mainland, if it could be proved that ten children...

1861 – Orders were issued that no vessels were to be allowed to leave Key West unless the owners and crews first took the oath of...

1863 – The U.S. Gunboat Sagamore returned to Key West after a one-month cruise. During that time Sagamore was involved in the rescue...

1941 – Mom’s Tea Room near Fort Taylor was raided, and three women were arrested for prostitution. 1954 – Key West City Manager Victor...

1907 – George Patterson took charge of the U.S. Weather Bureau’s Key West station from H.G. Cornthwaite, who went to Northfield, VT. 1910...

1950 – Thousands of fish were found in Key West streets after a heavy rain. Most of the fish were along Caroline Street between William...

1884 – William Whitehead died in New Jersey at the age of 74. He had come to Key West with his brother John, who owned a quarter...