TODAY IN KEY WEST HISTORY / April 10, 1885

John Geiger.

TODAY IN KEY WEST HISTORY / April 10, 1885

John Geiger died in Key West. He was born in St Augustine in 1807 and came to Key West as a pilot for Commodore David Porter in 1823. He was the first licensed harbor pilot in the State of Florida. Geiger was a master wrecker and built what is now known as the Audubon House.

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