Near Key West in Monroe County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Alfred Goldsboro Mayor

Photographed by R. E. Smith, April 10, 2008

1. Alfred Goldsboro Mayor Marker

Inscription. Alfred Goldsboro Mayor, who studied the biology of many seas and here founded a laboratory for research for the Carnegie Institution directing it for XVIII years with conspicuous success, brilliant versatile courageous utterly forgetful of self. He was the beloved leader of all those who worked with him and who erect this to his memory. Born MDCCCLXVIII, died MCMXXII.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Government & Politics • Science & Medicine • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 24° 38.083′ N, 82° 55.141′ W. Marker is near Key West, Florida, in Monroe County. It can be reached from Loggerhead Key Pathway. It is located on Loggerhead Key, in Dry Tortugas National Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Key West FL 33041, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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,

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bread, Bugs, and Beef (approx. 2.8 miles away); 15-Inch Rodman (approx. 2.8 miles away); An Island of Civility (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Moat (approx. 2.9 miles away); Red-Hot Cannonballs (approx. 2.9 miles away); Navy Days at Fort Jefferson (approx. 2.9 miles away); Parade Ground Panorama (approx. 2.9 miles away); The "Dungeon" (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Key West.

Regarding Alfred Goldsboro Mayor. Alfred G. Mayor was born in 1868 and died in 1922.

Also see . . . Seafaring Scientist: Alfred Goldsborough Mayor, Pioneer in Marine Biology. Book by Lester Stephens and Dale Calder on Amazon.com with the Search Inside feature. (Submitted on July 23, 2008.) This website may earn income if you use this link to make a purchase on Amazon.com.

Additional keywords. Zoology,

Photographed by R. E. Smith, April 10, 2008

2. Alfred Goldsboro Mayor Marker

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Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 3,556 times since then and 33 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week July 27, 2008. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.