1865: Word reached Key West that Gen. Robert E. Lee had surrendered to Gen. U.S. Grant on April 9, essentially ending the Civil War. There was a great celebration, and
1826: It was announced that the Light Ship at Carysfort Reef near Key Largo was soon to be lit. The vessel would “show two fixed lights, one about 50 feet
1926: Samuel J. Wilde of Boston purchased Crawl Key near Marathon from Mary Porter Harris, wife of the late Judge W. Hunt Harris, of Key West. Wilde was surveying the
1832: A reporter visiting Key West wrote, “We visited the Salt Ponds, which are now in operation; the pans have been filled for some time with water, and evaporation to