1836: The remaining men of the company once under the command of Major Francis L. Dade arrived for their new station at Key West under the command of Lieutenant B.
1823: Capt. Daniel Patterson of the US Navy arrived at Key West to begin a formal survey of the island and its harbor Patterson was sent by Navy Secretary Smith
1829: A duel was fought between Charles E. Hawkins, of the Mexican Navy and William Allison McRea, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Four shots were exchanged. Hawkins