St. Petersburg in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Battery Charles Mellon - 1898

— Egmont Key State Park —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Battery Charles Mellon - 1898 Marker

Inscription. This structure was built in response to the Spanish American War. It had two mounted 8-inch guns. The structure was completely rebuilt in 1901 to mount two 3-inch rapid fire guns. These light weight guns would protect the mine fields in the north channel. The guns were declared obsolete in 1920 and removed. The US Navy built a wooden "Harbor Entrance Post" tower over the center gun emplacement in 1943. The concrete columns on the right were part of the Primary Mine Control Station. This was a two-story frame building built in 1908. The small concrete building on the left was built in 1911 and housed the gas engines and generators which powered all the north end combat structures.

Erected by Florida Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, Spanish-American • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 27° 36.142′ N, 82° 45.711′ W. Marker is unreadable. Marker is in St. Petersburg, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It can be reached from Anderson Boulevard (Florida Route 679)

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1½ miles west of Pinellas Bayway South, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located on Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge and State Park and can only be reached by boat or ferry. The ferry departs from the bay pier within Fort De Soto Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3500 Pinellas Bayway South, Saint Petersburg FL 33715, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay.

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 location: Cable Tank and Mine Storehouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Mine Casemate (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fog Bell (about 400 feet away); Fort Dade Mine Wharf (about

Battery Charles Mellon - 1898 image. Click for full size.

Photo courtesy Egmont Key State Park Museum

2. Battery Charles Mellon - 1898

Copy of original photo used
for the historical Marker

400 feet away); Battery Guy Howard, 1906 (about 500 feet away); First Light Tower Built In 1848 - Similar To This (about 600 feet away); Foghorn (about 700 feet away); Egmont Key Train (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Petersburg.

More about this marker. Marker is on Egmont Key, which in Hillsborough County but has a St. Petersburg zip code.

Also see . . .
1. Battery Mellon Egmont Key Fort Dade. (Submitted on August 18, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Relics of Fort Dade on Egmont Key, Florida. (Submitted on August 18, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
3. Egmont Key State Park. (Submitted on August 18, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

3. Battery Charles Mellon - 1898 Marker

Battery Charles Mellon ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

4. Battery Charles Mellon ruins

One of two 3 inch gun mounts at Battery Mellon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

5. One of two 3 inch gun mounts at Battery Mellon

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 425 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 18, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.