1893: The Key West Cornet Band was the “Champion of the State.” The officers of the band were: Charles A. Shavers, president; F.W. Adams Jr., vice president; F.E. Welters, secretary;
1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Remarks, Friday, April 12th Still working to Windward, Sounding occasionally on the Yucatan Bank, Current Setting