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March 2
1946 – Two hundred eighty automobiles were inspected by Key West City Mechanic Horace Averette, who tested their brakes, horns, and lights as mandated by city ordinance.

Florida Keys History Center
Mar 22 min read


January 14
1910 – All the concrete railroad piers had been completed from Knight’s Key to Pigeon Key, and half from there to Moser Channel. To aid the progress, the camp at West Summerland Key was to be closed and the workforce moved to Pigeon Key.

Florida Keys History Center
Jan 142 min read


December 17
1985 – The new Seven Mile Bridge and the Long Key Bridge, both completed in 1982, were suffering from structural problems. Guardrails on the Seven Mile Bridge were spalling, and elements of the underside were deteriorating. Issues with the Long Key Bridge required that a model of it be built in Tallahassee so engineers could conduct stress tests.

Florida Keys History Center
Dec 17, 20252 min read


June 22
1962 – The submarine USS Sea Poacher (SS 406) recorded its 5,000th dive in Gulf Stream waters off Key West. Sea Poacher was launched in 1944 and had been in Key West since 1951.

Florida Keys History Center
Jun 21, 20252 min read


May 22
1956 – Democratic Presidential candidate Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver was campaigning in Key West. He promised Mayor C.B. Harvey that if he was elected, he would make Key West his vacation headquarters.

Florida Keys History Center
May 21, 20252 min read


April 28
1982 – The last span of the new Seven Mile Bridge was put into place.

Florida Keys History Center
Apr 27, 20251 min read
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