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

Egmont Key Lighthouse Cemetery

— Egmont Key State Park —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Egmont Key Lighthouse Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Spanish American War - Quarantine Camp 1898
O'Neil, John, Pvt. 1 Vol. Calvary
Shannon, Jos. I, 7th Infantry
Mitchell, Harry, U.S. Infantry
Williams, Charles, "Colored” soldier

U.S. Lighthouse Tender "Laurel"
Bentson, Röbert, Seaman

U.S. Marine Hospital Service
Brainerd, Jas. A, Co. A, 26th Mich. Inf., died 7/15/1887
Rull, William, Colored Hospital Attendant, died 1887
A Chinese Man, Mch Chow, died 7/20/1887

Seminole People - Detainment on Egmont Key
Chief Tommy - died 9/5/1857
Seminole Child, 12 mos. - died 4/24/1852
Seminole Child, 6 mos. died 6/12/1852
Seminole Boy, - died 7/27/1852
Seminole Girl, - died 1857

Lighthouse Keeper Family
Moore, Infant boy
Moore, Infant boy
Moore, Nellie, Infant girl
Bahrt, Azaline, Mother
Bahrt, Marie, Infant girl
Bahrt, Carlotte, Infant girl

Coal Tender for Lighthouse
Unknown Italian Laborer, 1891 (drowned)

Erected by Florida Park Service.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, Spanish-American. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location.

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27° 36.002′ N, 82° 45.617′ W. Memorial 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. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3500 Pinellas Bayway South, Saint Petersburg FL 33715, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 marker: Civil War Burials (here, next to this marker); Egmont Key Light (within shouting distance of this marker); Egmont Key Train (within shouting distance of this marker); Optic Display on the Egmont Key Light - 1944 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Spanish-American War Memorial (about 300 feet away); Foghorn (about 300 feet away); First Light Tower Built In 1848 - Similar To This (about 400 feet away); Quartermaster’s Wharf (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Petersburg.

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

Also see . . .
1. Under Egmont 4: Egmont cemetery mysteries put to rest

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Egmont Key Lighthouse Cemetery Marker

. Anna Maria Island Sun website entry (Submitted on August 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

2. Egmont Key State Park. Florida State Parks website entry (Submitted on August 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 641 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.