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

Jefferson B. Browne

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 22, 2024

1. Jefferson B. Browne Marker

Inscription. Born in Key West in 1857, he expressed his love of this Island in his prose:
"Come weal, come woe; come progress, come decay; come nature with her beauty, come man with his mistakes; Nothing can mar the sky, the water, the sunrise and sunset, which make the unchanging and unchangeable Key West!"

1886-1890
Postmaster of Key West, appointed by President Grover Cleveland

1891
President of the Florida Senate

1904-1907
Chairman of Florida's Railroad Commission

1912
Chairman of Florida's Delegation of Electors for Woodrow Wilson

1916-1923
Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court

1923-1937
Judge, Twentieth Judicial Circuit in Key West and Miami

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.

Location. 24° 33.298′ N, 81° 48.239′ W. Marker is in Key West, Florida, in Monroe County. It is on Whitehead Street, on the left when traveling north. 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

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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: The Kapok Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Monroe County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Monroe County Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); 323 Fleming Street (within shouting distance of this marker); The 1886 Fire (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); La Concha Hotel (about 500 feet away); Alexander Cruz / Julia Gardner House (about 600 feet away); The Lewinsky Building (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Key West.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 22, 2024

2. Jefferson B. Browne Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.