1925 – The Navy took custody of Clinton Place at the entrance to Naval Station Key West and assumed maintenance of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument and its triangular grounds.
1957 – Humorist S.J. Perelman was vacationing in Key West.
1975 – Singer Jimmy Buffett, backed by “Coral Reefer” Roger Bartlett on guitar, performed two shows at the Key West High School auditorium. The duo played multiple selections from Buffett’s brand new “A1A” album, as well as older favorites.
1985 – The gun sight hood from the Battleship Maine that had been at Harris School since it was given to Key West was moved to the new Key West Post Office on Whitehead Street and rededicated.
1995 – The new 19,999 square foot terminal at Marathon Airport opened. The terminal was part of a $7.4 million airport upgrade.
1999 – Little Palm Island Resort reopened after more than three months of reconstruction necessitated by damage from Hurricane Georges.
Information compiled by Dr. Corey Malcom, Lead Historian, Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.
Image: A U.S. military service at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, Clinton Place, Key West, ca. 1920. The Heritage House Collection, donated by the Campbell, Poirier and Pound families. Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.