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

Rodriguez Cigars

The Oldest Cigar Company in the Florida Keys

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 21, 2024

1. Rodriguez Cigars Marker

Inscription.
Founded in 1984, We stand as the oldest cigar manufacturer in the Florida Keys preserving the historical cigar manufacturing industry that began in Key West in 1831. As the years passed new generation on family members have expanded manufacturing operations to Nicaragua and we are proud to be working with some of the finest tobacco in the world. Rodrigues cigars are exclusively constructed with vintage leaves that have been hand selected, aged, and constructed through the traditional Cuban manufacturing process.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 24° 33.547′ N, 81° 48.355′ W. Marker is in Key West, Florida, in Monroe County. It is on Fitzpatrick Street just north of Greene Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 Fitzpatrick 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

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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: Old Custom House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sawyer Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Sloppy Joe’s Bar (within shouting distance of this marker); The Key West Arts Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Harbor House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Audubon House (about 300 feet away); One-ton slab of marble (about 300 feet away); Mallory Homesite (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Key West.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 196 times since then and 41 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 16, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.