1819 – It was reported that a small settlement had been established at Key West to engage in wrecking, though some suspected it was...

1862 – The case of the ship S.R. Mallory , owned by Wm. Curry Sons of Key West, which wrecked on the Middle Key at the Tortugas, was...

1821 – A large Danish ship struck and then was driven over the Florida Reef, anchoring inside. The British surveying brig Kangaroo came...

1825 – The French ship Point Petre , sailing from New Orleans for Bordeaux, was lost on the Florida reef. The crew was saved, along with...

1921 – Monroe County Sheriff Roland Curry raided the home of Juan Menendez on County Road near the Cortez cigar factory in Key West and...

1855 – The Northwest Channel Lighthouse was lighted for the first time. 1901 – Monroe County Sheriff Richard Hicks was in Tampa to...

1734 – The ship Charles , sailing from Jamaica to Bristol, was approached at the Florida Keys by a Spanish vessel, whose crew offered to...

1847 – Congress approved $12,000 to build a new lighthouse at Key West, and another $20,00 to install a new screw-pile lighthouse at...

1906 – A group of young men speared an eight-foot, 800-pound sea lion in Jewfish Channel. The seal initially towed their boat as it...

1898 – The Naval Court of Inquiry in the sinking of the Battleship Maine was organized. The members of the Court – Captain French E....

1928 – Adjutant General Vivien B. Collins authorized National Guard units from Miami and Key West to Matecumbe Key to quell disturbances...

1818 – The brig Sally , sailing from Rhode Island to Havana via Savannah, was wrecked on the Florida Reef. The crew and cargo were saved...

1830 – A report on deaths at Key West since April 1, 1829 revealed multiple causes: yellow fever, 18; worm fever, 1; visceral obstruction...

1828 – William Pinckney, Collector of Customs, completed a census and reported a population of 421. 1875 – The 1874 crop of Key Largo...

1890 – Workmen installed seats in the new First Baptist Church on Eaton Street. The original church was destroyed by the Great Fire of...

1861 – The steamer Daniel Webster arrived with supplies for the garrisons at Forts Taylor and Jefferson. 1929 – J.L. Webster was...

1821 – The United States Senate ratified the treaty with Spain and Florida became a U.S. Territory. 1895 – There were 119 Florida Keys...

1851 – Professor and naturalist Louis Agassiz of Harvard University delivered a talk at Key West summarizing observations from his...

1812 – The schooner Orion of Philadelphia, sailing from Jamaica with a cargo of coffee, logwood and castor oil, was wrecked on the...

1823 – The Brig Brutus from New York and carrying cannons for Commodore David Porter’s squadron, put into Key Vaca for water. A Spanish...