Sigsbee Park, also known as ''Dredgers Key'', is an island about half a mile (800 m) north of
Key West
Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida, at the southern end of the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it con ...
island in the lower
Florida Keys
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; administratively it is within the
City of Key West,
Florida
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,
United States
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.
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 includes a
Navy Exchange;
commissary
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In many countries, the term is used as an administrative or police title. It often c ...
;
elementary school
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;
Morale, Welfare and Recreation; youth center; child development center; recreation center;
RV park
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; and the Sunset Lounge bar & grill.
NAS Key West: Base Guide & Directory
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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
Trumbo Point is a section of the northwest corner of the island of Key West, Florida in the lower Florida Keys. It is one of several bases comprising the Key West Naval Air Station.
Trumbo Point is inaccessible to non-DoD affiliated or non-USCG ...
.
Demographics
Sigsbee Park has just over 500 housing units, housing a mix of military personnel and civilian base personnel. Access is restricted to authorized people with ID.
Education
Sigsbee Park is served by the Monroe County School District. Its zoned schools ar
Sigsbee Elementary School
on Sigsbee Park, an
Horace O'Bryant Middle School
and Key West High Schoolbr>
on Key West
Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida, at the southern end of the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it con ...
island.
References
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Neighborhoods in Key West, Florida
Islands of Monroe County, Florida
Islands of the Florida Keys
Islands of Florida