Template:On this day/February 9

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

February 9:

• 1842 – All land on Foster's Bank (Perdido Key) within one mile from Fort McRee, or 109.9 acres, was reserved by executive order and declared a military reservation.