The buoy at the Southernmost Point was dedicated in 1983.
1822 – Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Remarks, Tuesday, September 10th No important event this day. Weather pleasant. Lat. 28.39 N. Long. 36.39 W. On the Sick List 8. Expenditure of Water 75 Gallons, Remains on Board 3136 1/4 Gallons. Broached one bbl. Beef. Exp. Provisions 70 lbs. Beef, 7 1/2 lbs. Cheese, 4 1/2 Gls. Spirits.
1897 – Outgoing Key West Mayor James A. Waddell gave the oath of office to Mayor-elect Dr. John B. Maloney, who then administered oaths to the other city officers.
1960 – Hurricane Donna, a major Category 3 storm, passed over the Middle Keys causing extensive damage. On Conch Key, a barometric reading of 27.55 was recorded. Some locations on the Keys estimated sustained winds of 140 mph with tides on Upper Matecumbe 9 to 13.5 feet above normal.
1917 – Dr. J.N. Fogarty, who had been commissioned as a captain in the Army reserve, left for Fort Oglethorpe, GA.
1974 – The winners in the Democratic primary were: William A. Freeman Jr., state representative and Paul E. Esquinaldo, county judge.
1978 – Mayor Sonny McCoy water-skied from Key West to Havana. It took him six hours and 10 minutes to cover the 110 miles.
1983 – The new 16-ton monument at the Southernmost Point was dedicated.
1987 – The Navy and Florida Keys Memorial Hospital broke ground for the new Navy medical building at the Hospital.
Information compiled by Tom Hambright, Historian Emeritus, Florida Keys History Center, Monroe County Public Library
Image: The Southernmost Point with shells for sale and “90 Miles To Cuba” sign. Dale McDonald Collection, Florida Keys History Center, Monroe County Public Library. https://www.flickr.com/photos/keyslibraries/2845587487/