Florida Keys Community
KEYS HISTORY: LANTERN FUEL PUTS LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS LIVES AT RISK
The story reprinted in the Boston Globe on Nov. 22, 1896, originally appeared in the New York Sun. Jacob Bethel was visiting New York City from the Florida Keys,...
Florida Keys Community
OPPORTUNITIES & DANGERS OF FLORIDA TREATY’S KEYS ACQUISITION
When the United States acquired the Florida Territory, it was a bigger version of Florida than is mapped today. During British ownership (1763-1783), the territory was divided into East...
Lower Keys Community
KEYS HISTORY: HOW KEY WEST BECAME THE MOST HAUNTED CITY
Ghost stories are told up and down the island chain. In Key West, the haunted history is openly celebrated. It should be; it is considered one of the country’s...
Florida Keys Community
KEYS HISTORY: CIGARS & FARMING APLENTY
It is difficult to tell a Key West or a Key Largo story without telling a Florida Keys story.
What time has done is produce a system of historical roots...
Keys History
KEYS HISTORY: ETCHING KEYS TREASURE HUNTERS INTO HISTORY
Art “Silver Bar” McKee is a celebrated Florida Keys treasure hunter. He was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey, on Nov. 2, 1910, and always loved the water.
As a young...
Florida Keys Community
KEYS HISTORY: HOW IT DID IT ALL BEGIN?
There is a reason the history of a place like the Florida Keys can be written so many different ways. Some writers rehash the local legend and lore. Some...