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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D3P_william-lowe-delaney-theodore-holtsberg-house_Key-West-FL.html
William Lowe Delaney/Theodore Holtsberg House. . Connecticut mariner and wrecker Benjamin Sawyer built the first house on this property by 1844. From 1888-1890, much of Key West's port business took place in Sawyer's home, until the completion of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D2S_phillip-l-cosgrove-house-1872_Key-West-FL.html
Phillip L. Cosgrove House, 1872. . Captain Phillip L. Cosgrove, Sr., commanded the U.S. lighthouse tender Mangrove, the first rescue ship to aid victims of the 1898 explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana harbor. This house, acquired by Cosgrove i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D2E_meacham-field_Key-West-FL.html
Meacham Field. . The first regularly-scheduled international flight by a United States airline was made from here to Havana Oct. 28, 1927. This inaugurated Pan American World Airways, which later spread through the Caribbean, around South America,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CXY_alexander-cruz-julia-gardner-house_Key-West-FL.html
Alexander Cruz/ Julia Gardner House. . The cigar industry of Key West dates from 1831, when the first cigar factory was established. After the 1868 Cuban War of Independence, Key West's cigar manufacturing industry boomed, reaching its zenith at t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CXW_milton-w-curry-house-william-curry-homestead_Key-West-FL.html
Milton W. Curry House, William Curry Homestead. . William J. Curry, born on Green Turtle Key in the Bahamas in 1821, immigrated to Key West in 1837. Curry homesteaded this lot in 1852 and was Key West's leading merchant for forty years. Wm. Curry …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CXV_united-states-weather-bureau_Key-West-FL.html
United States Weather Bureau. . On February 9, 1870, a joint Congressional resolution authorized a national weather service. As one of the original observation stations, Key West was critical for weather forecasters. The Department of Agriculture …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CXU_state-road-4a_Cudjoe-Key-FL.html
State Road 4A. . The first Overseas Highway, also known as State Road 4A (SR 4A), consisted of two roadway segments both completed by 1928. One spanned from Key West to No Name Key, and the other from Key Largo to Upper Matecumbe Key. Ferries tran…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CUU_naval-depot-and-storehouse-building-one-u-s-coast-guard-headquarters_Key-West-FL.html
Naval Depot and Storehouse-Building One-U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters. . On September 13, 1833, the United States government purchased this harbor-front lot. The Naval Depot was authorized by an Act of Congress on July 21, 1852. Capt. J.M. Scarrit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26PH_highway-piers_Islamorada-FL.html
The veterans of World War I were promised a bonus but due to the Great Depression of the early 1930s the government was without funds.
Roosevelt was president and formed the Florida Emergency Relief Administration to create jobs for those out o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20S8_state-road-4a_Summerland-Key-FL.html
The first Overseas Highway, also known as State Road 4A (SR 4A), consisted of two roadway segments both completed by 1928. One spanned from Key West to No Name Key, and the other from Key Largo to Upper Matecumbe Key. Ferries transported cars betw…