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1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Remarks, Saturday, March 30th. Commences with light breezes from the Southward & Eastward, employed working the

1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Remarks, Friday, March 29th Having completed the duties enjoined upon me by the Honourable Secretary of

1822: Lieutenant Matthew Perry, U.S. Navy, sailed from Key West and left Midshipman Joseph Moorhead and Able Seaman Absalom Hobbs as the first semi-permanent Naval presence on the island, with

1513: Ponce de Leon sighted the Florida Keys and becomes the first European to land in Florida.

1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: The crew employed in inspecting Key West for a report to the Secretary of the Navy.

1822: LCDR M.C. Perry and the officers attached to the Shark, together with the part owners of the Island, Mr. John Fleming, Mr. John Whitehead and American Consul in Cuba

1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding. LCDR Perry and his crew employed in inspecting Key West for a report to the Secretary

1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Remarks, Friday, March 22nd Pleasant weather at 3 p.m. discovered the passage over the Reef, shortened

1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding. Remarks, Thursday, March 21st. Commences with light Winds and pleasant. Hove Too for the Night, at

1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding. Remarks, Wednesday, March 20th Variable Wind, parted this with our Convoy, and stood away for Key