1861 – The Army issued General Order #49 directing that no solider, sailor, or marine was allowed to visit Key West between tattoo and reveille.
1897 – The U.S. cruiser Marblehead arrived at Key West with the captured filibustering steamtug Dauntless. Dauntless was caught at Biscayne Bay after having taken on a cargo at Fort Lauderdale for the aid of Cuban rebels. The 37 men on board were taken prisoner.
1930 – The Granday pineapple canning plant owned by Thompson Enterprises opened with 75 employees. Using imported Cuban pineapples, the plant was able to produce 2,500 cans of fruit a day.
1991 – Crew on the Greenpeace ship Moby Dick were repairing two-year-old mooring balls near Sombrero Key Lighthouse in the Marathon Marine Sanctuary.
1994 – Thirty ducks that had been living on the city golf course were given a new home at the Monroe County Detention Center. Inmates and Public Works staff were busy creating a new habitat for them.
2004 – The National Weather Service broke ground on its new weather forecasting center at White and United streets in Key West. The multi-million-dollar facility would be designed to withstand Category 5 hurricane winds and storm surge.
Information compiled by Dr. Corey Malcom, Lead Historian, Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.
Image: Hurricane Flags at the Key West National Weather Service Office for Hurricane Wilma, October 2005. From the Dale McDonald Collection. Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.