Trumbo Point News Today

Key West Mayor Teri Johnston recently presented the captain and crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk a proclamation recognizing Mohawk Day.

Broken windows and a stolen bath toy led a 28-year-old British serviceman to face two felony charges in Key West, according to police.

  By Seth H. Bramson This article and what follows is a story of superlatives. Henry Morrison Flagler—Florida’s Empire Builder—was, is and always will be the single greatest name in the history of Florida, while the Key West Extension of the Flagler-owned Florida East Coast Railway was, is and

1858: Professor Louis Agassiz of Harvard University was at Key West continuing his multiyear examination of the Florida reef and collect specimens for his work on natural history.

Last year, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk adopted the area surrounding the Trumbo Point base under the City of Key West’s Adopt-A-Spot program, and Commander Andrew L. Pate and

1906: A group of young men speared an 8-foot, 800-pound sea lion in Jewfish Channel. The seal initially towed their boat as it tried to get away, but it soon

1812: The schooner Orion of Philadelphia, sailing from Jamaica with a cargo of coffee, logwood, and castor oil, was wrecked on the Florida Reef. The crew was rescued the following

1823: The Brig Brutus from New York and carrying cannons for Comm. David Porter’s squadron, put into Key Vaca for water. A Spanish polacre came in shortly after and appeared

Residents of the hardest-hit areas of Key West are still recovering from Hurricane Ian with little — if any — help from the Federal Emergency Management Administration.

1830: William R. Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at seven and finished copying the answer. The wind during the night freshened and this morning it is so cold that