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

Marine Hospital

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 20, 2024

1. Marine Hospital Marker

Inscription. At the request of U.S. Navy Commodore David Porter, construction began for a Marine Hospital in Key West in late 1844. The structure was partially destroyed by the 1846 hurricane, but was completed in less than one year. The Hospital opened on August 2, 1845, and was equipped with sixty beds. For ninety years the hospital served both civilian and military personnel during the Civil War, Spanish American War, both World Wars, and epidemics of yellow fever and influenza. The hospital closed in 1943.
— Circa 1844 —

Erected by Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources. (Marker Number 45.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Military • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is August 2, 1845.

Location. 24° 33.24′ N, 81° 48.386′ W. Marker is in Key West, Florida, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Emma Street and Fleming Street, on the right when traveling south on Emma Street. The marker is on the gatepost to the front walkway from the street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 405

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Emma St, 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,

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: United States Weather Bureau (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named United States Weather Bureau (about 300 feet away); The Outer Mole Pier (about 500 feet away); Submarine Base (about 600 feet away); Union Jack (about 600 feet away); The Truman Annex was formerly the Key West Naval Station (about 700 feet away); The Freedom Tree (about 700 feet away); Old Monroe County Jail (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Key West.

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Photographed by Pete Payette, May 6, 2024

2. Marine Hospital Marker

details and history about the former military hospital, now a condominium. (Key West Historic Marker Tour) (Submitted on February 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Pete Payette, May 6, 2024

3. Marine Hospital Marker

U.S. Marine Hospital, Key West image. Click for full size.

Unknown via Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (public domain), January 1871

4. U.S. Marine Hospital, Key West

The building is on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the US Naval Station submission.

Photographed by Pete Payette, May 6, 2024

5. Marine Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 978 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 28, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2024, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia. 4. submitted on February 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 5. submitted on May 13, 2024, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia.

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