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

Battery Seminole

-Circa 1904-

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 24, 2024

1. Battery Seminole Marker

Inscription. This historic site is the last remaining of four battery fortifications built as part of Key West's coastal harbor defense system. The battery consists of two open-topped concrete reinforced mortar gun pits separated by a central magazine. Each of the pits housed two 10" mortars. The concrete stairs and platforms on either side of the pits were used to triangulate gunfire. Triangulation is a mathematical formula used to calculate the coordinates and distance from the battery mortars to a desired target.

Key West Historic Marker
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Erected by Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources. (Marker Number 98.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 24° 32.962′ N, 81° 48.249′ W. Marker is in Key West, Florida, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Fort Street and Olivia Street, on the left when traveling north on Fort Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 Fort St, Key West FL 33040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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: Frederic Douglass High School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walter R. Mickens VFW Post 6021/William Weech American Legion Post 168 (about 500 feet away); Bethel AME Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Breadfruit Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); Second Key West Lighthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Women Lighthouse Keepers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lighthouse Keeper’s Duties (approx. ¼ mile away); Key West Lighthouse (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Key West.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 24, 2024

2. Battery Seminole Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 841 times since then and 154 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.