October 24
1899 – Miss Carrie Watson returned to Matecumbe Key to take charge of the school for her third term there.
1908 – Dr J.B. Maloney opened the Louise Maloney Hospital on Fleming Street in Key West. It was the first civilian hospital on the island.
1922 – A concert was given at the corner of Fleming and Duval streets in Key West by the USS Cleveland’s string orchestra. Attendees said it was one of the finest musical performances they had ever heard.
1942 – The Key West Chamber of Commerce was organizing a not-for-profit corporation to seek federal funding for the construction of much-needed housing on the island, saying of the shortage, “…if there is not immediate relief, many people now here will leave for places where they can be housed in a manner befitting their usual mode of living.”
1991 – A Kmart store opened in Key West at the Key Plaza shopping center.
Information compiled by Dr. Corey Malcom, Lead Historian, Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.
Image: Housing being built in Key West During WW II. Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.
