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

Egmont Key Train

— Egmont Key State Park —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Egmont Key Train Marker

Inscription. The train wheels inside the picket fence area are the remains of one of the locomotives used to transport materials for the Engineering Department and the Quartermaster Department on Fort Dade. Many flat and dump cars were used.

Before locomotives, mules were used to transport materials; however, pulling heavy loads through the fine sand was too heavy a burden and the mules suffered greatly. After much loss and expense, steam locomotives proved to be a better solution.

Erected by Florida Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Parks & Recreational Areas • Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 27° 36.044′ N, 82° 45.617′ 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

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markers are within walking distance of this location: Optic Display on the Egmont Key Light - 1944 (a few steps from this marker); Spanish-American War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Foghorn (within shouting distance of this marker); First Light Tower Built In 1848 - Similar To This (within shouting distance of this marker); Egmont Key Light (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Burials (within shouting distance of this marker); Egmont Key Lighthouse Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Dade Mine Wharf (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line). 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. Relics of Fort Dade on Egmont Key, Florida. (Submitted on August 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Egmont Key State Park. (Submitted on August 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Egmont Key Train Marker

center> Copy of original photo used
for the historical Marker

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

3. Egmont Key Train Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.