1852 – Henry Benner, master of the Northwest Channel Lightship, reported that 95 vessels had passed there in the quarter ended June 30:...

1895 – The British schooner Attic arrived at Key West from Nassau with a Cuban captain and passengers and was immediately placed under...

1855 – U.S. Senator and Key West resident Stephen R. Mallory left the island for Pensacola on the USS Fulton so he could meet with...

1852 – The steamer Philadelphia arrived at Key West with many passengers sick with cholera. No one was allowed on the island, and...

1825 – Sickness raged across Key West, and the most affected were people employed in clearing the island of trees and bushes. Some...

1894 – Walter C. Maloney Jr. died at the age of 55. A Florida native, he served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He served...

1914 – The Key West Harbor Master was J.R. Curry Sr. The Board of Pilot Commissioners (appointed by the Governor) were G.A.T. Roberts,...

1886 – Fifteen turtles and 11 cattle were being butchered every day in Key West to supply local markets. 1896 – A boat with 60 or 70...

1891 – Dr. Lemuel W. Livingston, principal of Key West’s Douglass School, accompanied by six staff members, left for Jacksonville to...

1897 – British residents of Key West asked that the local military post fire a salute in honor of Queen Victoria’s jubilee. The request...

1513 – Ponce de Leon named the islands at the western end of the Florida Keys Los Tortugas. 1893 – The Daily Gulf Pennant newspaper...

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1826 – H.A.S. Dearborn, Superintendent of Lighthouses, issued a call for proposals to construct a lighthouse and keeper’s quarters at...

1865 – The bark Adventure arrived in Key West in distress. Four crewmen were sick with yellow fever and sent to the Marine Hospital for...

1890 – The first brick of the new Monroe County Courthouse was laid. Beverly B. Whalton, chairman of the county commission, spoke for...

1914 – Meat prices were so high that Key West labor organizers had called on their members to stop buying beef. As a result, the cattle...

1836 – The schooner Harriett , sailing from Baltimore to Mobile with a cargo of dry goods, groceries, and provisions, and wrecked on...

1890 – During a Sunday game of the Key West Cuban baseball league, a melee broke out between overly zealous fans and the players. Twelve...

1864 – A military order arrived for Key West and the Dry Tortugas: All prisoners held for desertion were dismissed from public service....

1852 – A Key West correspondent wrote, “Mr. and Mrs. Mosquitoes made their first appearance on Sunday evening, 13th inst., claiming...