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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LQ2_west-martello_Key-West-FL.html
This structure is one of three Civil War era forts in Key West. They were built as a defensive chain around the island and support for Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas. No cannons were ever fired and no soldier died in battle at this fortificati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LQ0_key-west-armory_Key-West-FL.html
This 1903 armory was described as "an unusual wood-frame building," and was one of the few armories built in the South due to lack of funds following the Civil War (1861-1865). The Italianate-style, Key West Armory incorporates an arched entrance,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LPY_clinton-square_Key-West-FL.html
This monument represents two perspectives on how the Civil War affected the residents of Key West. The obelisk in the center of the memorial plot was erected by the Navy Club of Key West for the Union soldiers who lost their lives in Key West duri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LPX_navy-club-of-key-west-monument_Key-West-FL.html
Erected 1866
by the Navy Club of Key West
to the memory of the
Officers, Sailors & Soldiers
of the
Army, Navy & Marine Corps
of the
United States
who lost their lives in their
Country's service upon this station
from 1861 to 1865.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LE1_key-west-womans-club_Key-West-FL.html
The Martin Hellings House, constructed c. 1892 by Captain Martin L. Hellings, is one of only a few historic houses in Key West not built of wood. Hellings was a native of Pennsylvania and a Union soldier in the Civil War. In 1881, Hellings married…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LDV_old-city-hall_Key-West-FL.html
The City of Key West acquired this lot in 1871 and built a wood-frame city hall, dedicating it on July 4, 1876, during the nation's Centennial. That building stood until it burned down in the devastating fire of 1886. The City then constructed thi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LDU_mallory-homesite_Key-West-FL.html
The home of Stephen Russel Mallory (1812-1873) stood near this site from 1839 to 1895 when it became U.S. Navy property. U.S. Senator from Florida from 1851 to 1861 and Chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee after 1853. As Secretary of the Navy i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L3A_st-pauls-episcopal-church_Key-West-FL.html
Oldest in Florida Diocese, the present church (1912) is the fourth on this site. John Fleeming, one of the four original owners of the island, is buried here. His widow donated the property, stipulating that the church pews be free. Rectory built …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L39_the-oldest-schoolhouse_Key-West-FL.html
Built about 1838 and moved to this location after the hurricane of 1846, the Patterson-Baldwin House is believed to be one of the oldest buildings in Key West. The Classical Revival style house is reputed to have been built, but never occupied, by…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JQ8_audubon-house_Key-West-FL.html
Captain John H. Geiger, skilled pilot and master wrecker, built this house in 1830. It is typical of the era when, in 1832, the famed naturalist, John James Audubon, visited Key West to study and sketch the birds of the Florida Keys. On March 18, …