1826: It was announced that the Light Ship at Carysfort Reef near Key Largo was soon to be lit. The vessel would “show two fixed lights, one about 50 feet
1830: William R. Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose before the sun. Schooners Florida and Henry Clay and the Sloop Hyder Aly went up to the reef this morning. The
1864: Yellow fever was spearing among the population especially the military. By the time the epidemic ended in September there had been as many as 1,000 case with over 200
1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Remarks, Thursday, May 30th At 4 P.M. weighed and stood to the Eastward in company with