1832 – John James Audubon left from Charleston on board the Revenue Cutter Marion , bound for the Florida Keys. 1917 – Fire destroyed...

1848 – At a meeting of the Key West Whigs, all were in support of Zachary Taylor. They also voted to approve Representative Edward C....

1835 – Alden A.M. Jackson was conducting a school in the Monroe County Courthouse. The costs were from $2 to $4 per month depending on...

1884 – President Chester Arthur recommended to the Senate that Colonel Frank N. Wicker, the collector of customs at Key West, be removed...

1826 – It was announced that the Light Ship at Carysfort Reef near Key Largo was soon to be lit. The vessel would “show two fixed...

1836 – Accounts from Indian Key reached Tallahassee that residents on the island were fearful of an attack by the Seminoles. Two Native...

1847 – The esteemed Key West coconut tree known as “Cocoa Nut” died, after having been damaged in the previous year’s hurricane. The...

1836 – Alden A.M. Jackson was named Postmaster of Key West. 1884 – A special agent of the Department of Justice arrived at Key West to...

1851 – The steamer J.W. Rabun , sailing from Savannah to Mobile, ran aground on Big Conch Reef, but after several days the crew freed...

1855 – The U.S. steamer Corwin , Lieut. T.A. Craven, commanding, was at Key Biscayne, engaged in a coastal survey headed by Professor...

1924 – The price of Key Largo land was on the rise, with oceanfront lots sometimes exceeding $200 an acre. Many landowners, though, were...

1833 – Cholera was rampant at Key West, and people were fleeing the island. A correspondent wrote ”all the garrison except one officer...

1841 – Rigging and other equipment salvaged from the ship Manchester , sailing from Havre to Mobile in ballast, were auctioned at Key...

1823 – Commodore David Porter ordered the U.S. flag raised over “Thompson’s Island” (Key West), and a battery was erected with eight...

1839 – Key West Superior Court judge Wm. Marvin awarded 10 percent of the value of the brig Black Hawk to the wreckers who salvaged it....

1886 – Still reeling from the devastating March 30 fire, the Relief Committee of Key West issued a plea to the nation, saying, “A large...

1823 – Commodore David Porter arrived at Key West to establish a Navy base. Joel Yancy arrived with him to establish the Custom Service...

1812 – The schooner Olive , sailing from Boston to Havana, was wrecked in a gale at Key Largo. Wreckers from Nassau saved much of the...

1832 – It was reported that Cuban fishermen at Key West had caught a thief and hung him from their mast without judge or jury....

1837 – Capt. Hiram Benner of the wrecking schooner United States reported at Indian Key that he had found a submerged, dismasted vessel...