Carnegie Laboratory for Marine Ecology - Loggerhead Key - Dry Tortugas, FL
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YoSam.
N 24° 38.137 W 082° 55.071
17R E 305879 N 2725956
A memorial is also here, mounted on one of the walls.
Waymark Code: WMVXAW
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2017
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County of remnant: Monroe County
Location of remnant: north point, Loggerhead Key, Dry Tortugas
"The Dry Tortugas have long been recognized
for their pristine ecosystem. The most
significant scientific research in the Tortugas
was conducted on Loggerhead Key in the
Laboratory for Marine Ecology, operated by the
Carnegie Institute. From 1905 to 1939,
Carnegie Laboratory scientists studied the
reefs and waters of the Tortugas. Among the
Carnegie Laboratory’s significant scientific
contributions include the first underwater black
and white and color photography. Although the
laboratory was destroyed by hurricanes over
the years, a monument to the lab’s founder,
Alfred Mayor, remains on the northern part of
the island." ~ National Park Service, Department of the Interior
Text of memorial mounted on a concrete wall.
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 erected this to his memory.
BORN: MDCCCLVIII DIED: MCMXXII