19th Century Key Western Industries
Saturday, December 28th, 2013Among the major industries prominent in Key West’s economy during the 19th century were fishing, salt production, wrecking, and salvaging. In fact, wreckers made Key west the largest and most affluent city in Florida as well as the wealthiest town per capita throughout the entire United States! Many Florida Key residents were noted for the many different kinds of expensive furniture and chandeliers that locals would salvage from wrecks to put into their homes.