Sigsbee Park

For United States naval officer in command of the USS Maine, see Charles Dwight Sigsbee.

Sigsbee Park, also known as Dredgers Key, is an island about a half mile north of Key West island in the lower Florida Keys; administratively it is within the City of Key West, Florida, United States.^[1]

It is connected to the island of Key West by Sigsbee Road. The island and causeway are part of the Key West Naval Air Station. It is primarily used for Navy housing. It also includes a Navy Exchange, commissary, elementary school, marina, child development center, youth center, recreation center, RV park, veterinary clinic and Sunset Lounge bar & grill.^[2]

1 History
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 References

History

The island was created in the 1940s from dredge spoil following the construction of Navy seaplane runways supporting the former seaplane base at nearby Trumbo Point.

Demographics

Sigsbee Park has just over 500 housing units. The units house a mix of military personnel and civilian base personnel.

Education

Sigsbee Park is served by the Monroe County School District. Its zoned schools are Sigsbee Elementary School on Sigsbee Park and Horace O'Bryant Middle School, and Key West High School [1] on Key West island.

References

^ Zoning Map. City of Key West. Accessed September 21, 2008.
^ NAS Key West: Base Guide & Directory

City of Key West Neighborhoods

Bahama Village • Casa Marina • Duval Street • Fleming Key • Historic Distric • Historic Seaport • Golf Club • The Meadows • Midtown • New Town • Old Town • Poinciana Plaza • Sigsbee Park • Sunset Key • Truman Annex • Trumbo Point • Upper Duval • White Street Gallery District

Florida Keys

Biscayne National Park	Soldier Key Ragged Keys Boca Chita Key Sands Key Elliott Key Adams Key Caesar's Rock Meig's Key Rubicon Keys Reid Key Porgy Key Totten Key Old Rhodes Key City of Islandia

Upper keys	Key Largo (island) Key Largo (CDP) North Key Largo (CDP) Tavernier (CDP) Plantation Key (island) Plantation Key (former CDP) Windley Key Upper Matecumbe Key Tea Table Key Indian Key Lignumvitae Key Lower Matecumbe Key Village of Islamorada

Middle keys	Craig Key Fiesta Key Long Key City of Layton Conch Key Little Conch Key Duck Key (island) Duck Key (CDP) Grassy Key Crawl Key Long Point Key Fat Deer Key Key Vaca City of Marathon City of Key Colony Beach Boot Key Knight's Key

Lower keys	Pigeon Key Money Key Little Duck Key Missouri Key Ohio Key Sunshine Key Bahia Honda Key Spanish Harbor Key Scout Key (West Summerland Key) No Name Key Big Pine Key (CDP) Little Torch Key Middle Torch Key Big Torch Key Ramrod Key Summerland Key Knockemdown Key Cudjoe Key (CDP) Sugarloaf Key Park Key Lower Sugarloaf Key Saddlebunch Keys Shark Key Geiger Key Big Coppitt Key (island) Big Coppitt Key (CDP) East Rockland Key Rockland Key Boca Chica Key Raccoon Key Stock Island (island) Stock Island (CDP) Key West (island) Key West (city) Sigsbee Park Fleming Key Sunset Key Wisteria Island

Outlying Islands	Mule Keys (with Mule Key, Crawfish Key, Archer Key, Joe Ingram Key, Big Mullet Key, Barracouta Key, Cottrell Key, Man Key, Little Mullet Key, Ballast Key, Woman Key, Boca Grande Key) Marquesas Keys Dry Tortugas Tortugas Bank (submerged)

Areas	Florida Bay Dry Tortugas National Park Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary National Key Deer Refuge John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Biscayne Bay Biscayne National Park Key West National Wildlife Refuge Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge Florida Reef

Other Topics	Monroe County Conch Republic Overseas Highway Overseas Railroad Card Sound Bridge Jewfish Creek Bridge Seven Mile Bridge Bahia Honda Rail Bridge Theater of the Sea Hurricane Wilma 1935 Labor Day hurricane Key Deer Key lime pie Florida Keys Keynoter Key West Citizen

Sigsbee Park

Contents

History

Demographics

Education

References