1906: Commander Beehler of Naval Station Key West reported the receipt at the wireless telegraph station of an eight-word message from Colon, Panama, over 1000 miles away.
The Overseas Railroad that ran through the Keys was wiped out by the Labor Day Hurricane in 1935. But remnants remain. One of the last mile markers is being restored and will soon be on public display.
The Florida Department of Transportation has announced its tentative workload for the next five years on the state road that runs more than 100 miles and connects the island chain,