The main gate to the Naval Air Station at Trumbo Point.
TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / March 12, 1940
1940 Captain Walter F. Jacobs, Commander of the Naval Station, turned the first spadeful of dirt to begin construction of the new Naval Air Station at Trumbo Point. Ivy H. Smith Company of Jacksonville did the construction of the hanger and other structures.
[livemarket market_name="KONK Life LiveMarket" limit=3 category=“” show_signup=0 show_more=0] 1940 Captain Walter F. Jacobs, Commander of the Naval Station, turned the first spadeful of dirt to begin construction of the new Naval Air Station at Trumbo Point. Ivy H. Smith Company of Jacksonville did the construction of the hanger and other structures.
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