Cedar Key in Levy County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Island Hotel

Photographed by Dave W, November 11, 2023

1. Island Hotel Marker

Inscription.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Erected 1984 by Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 29° 8.225′ N, 83° 1.872′ W. Marker is in Cedar Key, Florida, in Levy County. It is at the intersection of 2nd Street and B Street, on the left when traveling east on 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 373 2nd St, Cedar Key FL 32625, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Florida.

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

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least 6 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Atlantic to Gulf Railroad (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cedar Key Veterans Monument (about 400 feet away); The Cedar Keys: Pencils, Lumber, Palm Fiber and Brushes (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Muir at Cedar Key (approx. 1.4 miles away); Rosewood, Florida (approx. 9.2 miles away); Fort Duval and the Suwannee River (approx. 15 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. National Register application and approval.

Florida SP Island Hotel

(Submitted on December 13, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)

2. Current Website for Hotel.

Welcome to one of Florida’s most famous Bed and Breakfast Inns.

It's the perfect location for your next Florida vacation.

(Submitted on December 13, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)

Photographed by Dave W, November 11, 2023

2. Island Hotel Marker

Marker is just to the left of the doors on the right.

Photographed by Dave W, November 11, 2023

3. Island Hotel Marker

Photographed by Dave W, November 11, 2023

4. Island Hotel Marker

Additional marker in remembrance of Bessie Gibbs who was the Proprietor of the hotel from 1946 - 1974.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 13, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.