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December 17, 1899 – More than a Year After The Sinking of the Maine, Bodies of Victims Were Recovered By the Military
The night seemed like any other. It was February 15th and the crew of the battleship Maine had been dispatched…
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December 15 – The Underwater Cable System Connection Key West to Havana was Started
From much of its early history, Key West stood in relative isolation due to the lack of regular mail service…
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December 14 – The Contract for the Building of the Key West Custom House was Awarded
As Key West became increasingly wealthy, the four story architectural marvel known as the Custom House was built, and it…
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December 13 – Key Deer Were Hunted on Big Pine Key
On December 13, 1928, this small paragraph appeared in the Key West Citizen. “The Turtelino hunting crowd killed a large…
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December 12 – Key West Had the Only English Wesleyan Methodist Church in the United States.
The congregation was originally known as the “Gulf of Mexico Mission with Cayo Hueso”. The local history informs us that…
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December 11 – The Search for Hoffa Comes to Key West!
On December the 9, 1961, Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa was in Key West inspecting the once grand Casa Marina hotel.…
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December 10 – Norman Sherwood Becomes The First Prisoner is Hanged from the Gallows in Key West
Norma Sherwood has the distinction of being the first man to the west. Sherwood had an altercation with a man…
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December 9 – The Shark Processing Industry Comes to Big Pine Key
Joe Whalton recalls that a visit to the shark camp on Big Pine Key was a favorite activity during his…
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December 8 – Fernando Joaquin Moreno Was Elected Mayor of Key West
There’s nothing but saying there today. But 140 years ago, nearly 300 Africans were buried on what is now Higgs…
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December 7 – Reap The Wild Wind Author Moves Near the Southernmost Point
As the film opens, Loxie Claiborne is running a marine salvage business started by her deceased father. A hurricane is…
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