1902 – The electric and ice plant of William Curry & Sons on Front Street was destroyed when three boilers exploded. Thomas Webb and William H. Saunders were killed when the building collapsed. Pieces of boiler were thrown 10 blocks away, and the city was plunged into darkness. Damage to the plant was estimated at $75,000.

2010 – Nearly 200 Key West residents met with city staff to offer ideas for the development of 6.6 acres of land in Truman Waterfront Park. Creating an open green space and turning a former Navy mess hall into a community center were the leading choices.

1886 – At 10 o’clock in the morning, a fire started near the San Carlos Theater in Key West.

2005 – The Monroe County School Board approved the demolition of the existing Poinciana Elementary School and the construction of a new one.

1924 – The first batch of concrete for the walls of the San Carlos Opera House was poured.

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

1989 – Monroe County Commissioners voted to purchase Key West’s Truman School for $937,000 for use as county offices.

1919 – The city council of Havana voted to donate a stage curtain for the new San Carlos Institute building at Key West.