1956 – Florida State Senator Wm. Neblett was calling on Keys residents to provide old maps of the Dry Tortugas. Two small islets, both known as “Sand Key,” were once visible but had since submerged; their existence needed to be proved to help the state to retain control of the area.

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

On January 21, 1880, Ulysses S. Grant became the first U.S. President to visit Key West.