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

Fort Dade Mine Wharf

— Egmont Key State Park —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Fort Dade Mine Wharf Marker

Inscription. From 1898 to 1921, the Army planned to defend Tampa Bay by planting two lines of mines in each shipping channel, for a total of 84 mines. The concrete wharf was built to handle the mining operations in both the North and Southwest channels. It was connected to other mine buildings by a small gauge railroad. When the wharf was built, the water was 21 feet deep at the end. Since then the beach has shifted outward.

Erected by Florida Park Service.

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

Location. 27° 36.137′ N, 82° 45.638′ W. Marker is unreadable. Marker is in St. Petersburg, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It can be reached from Anderson Boulevard (Florida Route 679) 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: Fog Bell (here, next to this marker); Mine Casemate

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Cable Tank and Mine Storehouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery Charles Mellon - 1898 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Light Tower Built In 1848 - Similar To This (about 400 feet away); Foghorn (about 500 feet away); Spanish-American War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Optic Display on the Egmont Key Light - 1944 (about 600 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. Most People Have No Idea This Historic Ghost Town In Florida Exists. (Submitted on August 19, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Relics of Fort Dade on Egmont Key, Florida. (Submitted on August 19, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
3. Egmont Key. (Submitted on August 19, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Fort Dade Mine Wharf image. Click for full size.

Photo courtesy Egmont Key State Park Museum

2. Fort Dade Mine Wharf

Copy of original photo used
for the historical Marker

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

3. Fort Dade Mine Wharf Marker

Fort Dade Mine Wharf ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

4. Fort Dade Mine Wharf ruins

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 19, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.