Today in Keys History
1902: Nearly a dozen Key West-based sponging vessels were seized by British authorities for interloping and illegally gathering sponges on the Bahama Banks. They were turned over to U.S. authorities
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1902: Nearly a dozen Key West-based sponging vessels were seized by British authorities for interloping and illegally gathering sponges on the Bahama Banks. They were turned over to U.S. authorities
The press in Ireland has been buzzing about a controversy involving six priceless stained-glass windows by Irish artist Harry Clarke located in ico...
1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Remarks, Tuesday, March 19 Pleasant Weather. At 11 a.m., weighed and stood to Sea in the
1857: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 5:40 and walked on the beach, returned home and bathed. At 9 A.M. barometer 29.46, wind northeast 3, clouds 3. The
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