KEYS HISTORY: A 1920S ANTI-MOSQUITO MOVEMENT SWELLS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE
Before diving into this 20th-century mosquito story, I need to backtrack. In last week’s 19th-century mosquito story, I referred to yellow fever and malaria as the same....
MOSQUITO MISERY: FLYING BLOOD-SUCKERS STIRRED LONG HOLLOW TOOTH INTO KEYS HISTORY
These days, the small island in the Atlantic shallows off of the Matecumbe Keys is home to Indian Key Historic State Park. Bahamian sailors called it Kay...
EXOTIC PET TRADE BROUGHT INVASIVE GUESTS TO THE FLORIDA KEYS
As a kid who grew up hunting snakes and catching lizards, I find South Florida and the Keys to be something of a reptilian mecca. It is...
KEYS HISTORY: A TUSSLE OVER A SHIP SALVAGE
Working with history is always a learning process. I think it is pretty safe to say that when it comes to history, you only know as much...
KEYS HISTORY: A NEW FIRE COMPANY & ACADEMY AMONG NOTABLE 1829 NEWS CLIPPINGS
The island chain’s first newspaper was The Key West Register, and Commercial Advertiser and was first printed on Jan. 8, 1929. The operation was managed by Thomas...
OPINION: WHERE’S THE REGARD FOR AN AREA OF CRITICAL CONCERN?
The Areas of Critical State Concern program was created by the Florida Environmental Land and Water Management Act of 1972. According to its description, “The program was...
KEYS HISTORY: PAST NEWS CLIPS OFFER INTERESTING INSIGHTS
Less than a decade after the island chain became an American territory, the first Key West newspaper began spreading the news. It was called The Key West...
EXPERIENCING KEYS HISTORY: PARKS & MUSEUMS OFFER STORIES OF THE PAST
It is about that time of year when the islands become flooded with the happy feet of friends, family and tourists who afford many of us the...
KEYS HISTORY: TREASURE HUNTING IN THE KEYS CHANGED AS A MARINE SANCTUARY WAS BORN
Piracy is alive and well in the warm, clear waters surrounding the Florida Keys. It is not a classic style of piracy as was once perpetrated by...
KEYS HISTORY: WRITER’S ‘REMINISCENCES OF KEY WEST’ DETAILS A DOCTOR WHO DIED AT SEA
Key West’s Whitehead Street is named after John Whitehead, who once owned a one-quarter interest in the island. John introduced his younger brother William to the island,...
