Today in Keys History
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
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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