Mallory Homesite
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N 24° 33.515 W 081° 48.398
17R E 418312 N 2716310
Stephen Mallory was a US Senator and Naval secretary during the US Civil War, and this historical marker tells about his former home location in Key West, FL.
Waymark Code: WM2RAA
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/12/2007
Views: 41
The home of Stephen Russell Mallory (1812-1873) stood near this site from 1839 to 1895 when it became U.S. Navy property. U.S. Senator from Florida from 1851 to 1861 and Chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee after 1853. As Secretary of the Navy in the Confederate States Cabinet (1861-1865) he pioneered the use of submarine and ironclad warships in Naval warfare.
A son, Stephen R. Mallory, Jr. grew up in and later owned this house. He represented Florida in the United States Senate (1897-1908).
The marker is located in a small park near Mallory Square in old Key West.
Marker Number: none
Date: 1966
County: Monroe
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Historical Association of Southern Florida
Website: [Web Link]
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