November 10
1945 – The Gulf Oil Corporation was drilling an oil well on Coupon Bight on the south side of Big Pine Key.
1961 – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department issued a public notice advising that a state permit was required before conducting salvage operations on submerged lands. The notice was prompted by unauthorized shipwreck salvage activities in state waters near Indian Key.
1966 – Four Cuban exiles were stopped and arrested as they traveled along U.S. 1 through the Lower Keys. The men were heavily armed with machine guns, a 20mm cannon, ammunition, and flares. It was thought they were planning a raid on Cuba.
1974 – A two-story house at 716 Fleming Street, next to the Key West Library, was moved to 115 Duval Street, where it is now home to the Bagatelle Restaurant.
2001 – A survey showed that, depending on the time of year, between 14,000 and 18,000 military veterans lived in Monroe County.
Information compiled by Dr. Corey Malcom, Lead Historian, Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.
Image: The house from 716 Fleming Street (now the Library’s Palm Garden) being moved to its new location at 115 Duval (Bagatelle Restaurant) in 1974. Photo from the Ida Woodward Barron Collection. Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.
