Key West in Monroe County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Navy Club of Key West Monument
Photographed by Marsha A. Matson
1. Navy Club of Key West Monument Marker
by the Navy Club of Key West
To the Memory of the
Officers, Sailors & Soldiers
of the
Army, Navy & Marine Corps
of the
United States
who lost their lives in their
Country's service upon this station
from 1861 to 1865.
Erected 1866 by Navy Club of Key West.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 24° 33.507′ N, 81° 48.392′ W. Monument is in Key West, Florida, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Front Street and Whitehead Street, on the left when traveling south on Front Street. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 281 Front Street, Key West FL 33040, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is on the Florida Keys. 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: Clinton Square (here, next to this marker); Mallory Homesite (a few steps from this marker); Anchors (1622) (within shouting distance of this marker); Audubon House (within shouting distance of this marker); Sunken Treasure (within shouting distance of this marker); Naval Depot and Storehouse-Building One-U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
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Photographed by Marsha A. Matson
2. Navy Club of Key West Monument
Note the fence surrounding the obelisk was:
Erected
by
J.V. Harris
Confederate
Veteran
by
J.V. Harris
Confederate
Veteran
Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2015, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. This page has been viewed 797 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 26, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on July 10, 2015, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
