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

The Coal Shed & Trestle

— Egmont Key State Park —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 17, 2024

1. The Coal Shed & Trestle Marker

Inscription.
Built: November 30, 1908
Cost: $4,454.48
Size: 4000 Square Foot Building
Composition: Corrugated Iron Roof/Wood Building/Concrete Floor/Concrete & Brick Foundation
Heating: Not Heated
Lighting: Mineral Oil
Capacity: 2,000,000 Pounds
Cypress Tank for Rain Water System installed April 1, 1910 - Cost $523.86

Coal Shed destroyed by Fire April 28, 1925

Erected by Florida Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 27° 35.8′ N, 82° 45.75′ W. 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 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,

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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 marker: Mess Hall and Kitchen, built: 1905 (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Post Power Plant (about 700 feet away); Fire Station - built 1910 - Cost $2,424.00 (about 700 feet away); Sewer Flush Tank (about 700 feet away); Non-Commissioned Officers Row (about 700 feet away); Administration Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bakery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Dade Tennis Court (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Petersburg.

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

Also see . . .
1. Relics of Fort Dade on Egmont Key, Florida.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 17, 2024

2. The Coal Shed & Trestle Marker

(Submitted on August 28, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Egmont Key State Park. (Submitted on August 28, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 28, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.