Key West in Monroe County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Dry Tortugas, Home to a Myriad of Life

Dry Tortugas National Park

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 27, 1996

1. The Dry Tortugas, Home to a Myriad of Life Marker

Inscription. These coral islands surrounded by warm water are ideal habitats for birds, turtles, shellfish, coral, fish, and other form of ocean life. Nearby Bush Key is a spectacle of sooty and noddy terns during their March to September nesting season. View them from offshore for their protection.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment.

Location. 24° 37.674′ N, 82° 52.302′ W. Marker is in Key West, Florida, in Monroe County. It can be reached from Garden Key Pathway. The marker is on the grounds of Dry Tortugas National Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Key West FL 33040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Keys.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mariners Beware! (within shouting distance of this marker); Makeshift Living Quarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Gateway to the Gulf (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Deadly Crossfire (about 300 feet away); How Do You Live Out Here? (about 300 feet away); Touring Fort Jefferson (about 300 feet away); Dr. Mudd's Cell (about 300 feet away); Intricate Gun Rooms (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Key West.

Also see . . . Dry Tortugas National Park. National Park Service (Submitted on December 7, 2016.)

The Dry Tortugas-Bush Key in the distance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 27, 1996

2. The Dry Tortugas-Bush Key in the distance

The Dry Tortugas beach image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 27, 1996

3. The Dry Tortugas beach

The Dry Tortugas and Fort Jefferson from the air image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 27, 1996

4. The Dry Tortugas and Fort Jefferson from the air

The moat around Fort Jefferson image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 27, 1996

5. The moat around Fort Jefferson

Sign at the entrance to Dry Tortugas National Park-Fort Jefferson image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 27, 1996

6. Sign at the entrance to Dry Tortugas National Park-Fort Jefferson

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 450 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 6, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.