January 26
- Florida Keys History Center
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
1836 – During the year of 1835 a total of 17 vessels were adjudicated in the Admiralty Court in Key West and salvage fees of $88,435.18 were awarded to the wreckers.
1912 – The first passenger train left Key West for an excursion to Long Key. One hundred and twenty-three passengers made the trip, and after a short stay they returned. The round-trip fare was $2.60.
1923 – The Ku Klux Klan paraded through Key West in full, white-robe regalia, with a fiery cross heading the procession. They rode through the town in 18 automobiles without stopping and without a word being spoken. The vehicles were all the same make and their license plates were masked.
1926 – Two train cars of Hudson automobiles were received in Key West by dealers Meltzer and Navarro. The vehicles were put on display in the company showrooms at Fleming and Simonton streets.
1977 – The new United States Coast Guard Station Key West at Trumbo Annex was dedicated.
1991 – Eliza (Skippy Doodle) Gardner, Key West native and retired schoolteacher, celebrated her 100th birthday.
2006 – A state appeals court upheld Monroe Circuit Court Judge Richard Payne’s verdict that buildings for the Watermark condominium project, slated for construction along the Key West Bight, could not exceed 2.5 stories in height. The ruling ended two years of legal wrangling and would force the redesign of the project.
Information compiled by Dr. Corey Malcom, Lead Historian, Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.
Image: The Coast Guard Base on Trumbo Annex of NAS Key West. Photo taken by the federal government on October 7, 1987. From the Wright Langley Collection. From the Ida Woodward Barron Collection. Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.
