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March 8
1869 – Dr. Samuel Mudd, who had been a prisoner for four years at Fort Jefferson, was pardoned and released.

Monroe County Public Library
Mar 7, 20251 min read


Vol. 21 - A Brief History of Key West's Clinton Place
A new renovation is restoring prominence to one of Key West's oldest public spaces.

Florida Keys History Center
Feb 19, 202510 min read


February 7
1975 – The Oldest House on Duval Street officially opened as a museum.

Florida Keys History Center
Feb 6, 20251 min read


January 24
1935 – An excursion to Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas was offered to up to 16 passengers on the Commodore seaplane.

Florida Keys History Center
Jan 24, 20251 min read


January 21
1880 – Former U.S. President and Army General Ulysses S. Grant visited Key West.

Florida Keys History Center
Jan 20, 20252 min read


January 13
1925 – The Key West City Council approved a motor bus service to be operated on the city’s streets by the Key West Electric Company.

Florida Keys History Center
Jan 12, 20251 min read


January 6
1925 – The Key West Police Department declared that, due to a rise in reckless driving, they would increase enforcement of traffic laws.

Florida Keys History Center
Jan 5, 20252 min read


January 2
1925 – Key Wester Stephen Lowe purchased a lot adjoining his lumber business along the waterfront off Caroline Street.

Florida Keys History Center
Jan 2, 20252 min read


Today in Keys History – December 19
1862 - The Pennsylvania 47th regiment landed at Key West to relieve New York regiments who had suffered greatly from yellow fever.

Florida Keys History Center
Dec 30, 20242 min read


December 22
1909 – The 102-ton schooner Annie Greenlaw was delivered to Key West turtle soup manufacturer Armand Granday.

Florida Keys History Center
Dec 21, 20241 min read


December 19
1862 - The Pennsylvania 47th regiment landed at Key West after having been in Hilton Head.

Florida Keys History Center
Dec 18, 20242 min read


Vol. 8: Jubilee – the 1863 Celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation at Key West
Emancipation played out differently in Key West than it did in other parts of Florida - or the country.

Florida Keys History Center
Jan 8, 20249 min read


Letters Donated To The Florida Keys History Center Open New Window Onto Civil War-Era Key West
Local author David Sloan donated a remarkable collection of letters from a Union officer stationed in Key West during the Civil War.

Florida Keys History Center
May 28, 20232 min read
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