1871 – The ship I. James of Maine, sailing from Cardiff to New Orleans, wrecked on Conch Reef with a cargo of railroad iron. 1922 –...

1863 – A group of Army and Navy men visited Sandy Cornish at his Key West orchard: “We were ushered into the house and took seats around...

1835 – It was reported that during the previous six weeks, $128,000 of salvaged properties had been sold at Key West, with most of the...

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

1799 – While sailing near Key Largo, Andrew Ellicott wrote,” …about 3 o’clock A.M., I was called up to see the shooting of the stars....

1864 – Two dozen soldiers and officers searched the Dry Tortugas for two sailors who had jumped ship and deserted there the day before....

1864 – Two sailors from the barque New York deserted at the Dry Tortugas.  1922 – A special 14-car train carrying racehorses from...

1828 – The act incorporating the City of Key West was repealed and a new one incorporating the Town of Key West was passed by the...

1843 – The brig Lawrence arrived at Key West from Maine and reported that during the voyage, “A huge bright ball, resembling fire,...

1828 – The French ship Mercure wrecked on Carysfort Reef and was a total loss. Part of the cargo, sails, rigging, and crew were saved...

In 188, Dr. Lemuel Walter Livingston became principal of Key West's Douglass School - and the island's first Black physician.

1691 – The frigate Nuestra Señora del Populo y la Aguila Dorada , from Havana to St. Augustine, wrecked at the Dry Tortugas. 1841 –...

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

1863 – U.S. Navy vessels in the port of Key West were the steamers San Jacinto , Huntsville , Clyde, Port Hudson , De Soto , Honduras ;...

The late Tom Hambright served for more than 30 years as Monroe County historian.

1828 – The first term of the Superior Court Southern Judicial District of the Territory of Florida was held in Key West. 1855 – The Key...

1839 – The lightship Key West was returned to its station at the Northwest Channel passage after having undergone repairs. 1923 –...

1862 – Rear Admiral Chas. Wilkes of the West India Squadron ordered the U.S. steamer Santiago de Cuba to sail from Havana to Key West to...

1823 – Capt. Robert Davis of the steamboat Natchez wrote of his travels along the reef, “Sombrero Key is washed away, and nothing...

1862 – A correspondent for the New York Herald wrote, “Business at Key West is brisk, and money seems to be plenty. Since our arrival...