Fort Zachary Taylor
The Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, also known simply as Fort Taylor, is a Florida State Park and National Historic Landmark centered on a Civil War-era fort located near the southern tip of Key West, Florida.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Park
- Description: Florida State Park and National Historic Landmark centered on a Civil War-era fort in Key West, Florida
- Also known as: “Fort Taylor”, “Fort Zach”, and “Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Smathers Beach and Ernest Hemingway House.
Smathers Beach
Beach
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.
Smathers Beach is the largest public beach in Key West, Florida, United States. It is approximately a half mile long. The beach is located on the south side of the island, along the Atlantic Ocean and State Road A1A, and begins at mile marker zero, the beginning of A1A.
Ernest Hemingway House
Museum
The Ernest Hemingway House was the residence of American writer Ernest Hemingway in the 1930s. The house is situated on the island of Key West, Florida. Ernest Hemingway House is situated 1½ miles west of Fort Zachary Taylor.
Key West High School
School
Key West High School is a public high school in Key West, Florida, United States. It is part of the Monroe County School District. The school opened in 1906, and was originally located at the site of the current Key West City Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Key West and Stock Island.
Key West
Key West, in the Florida Keys, is a city and an island of the same name. It is the county seat of Monroe County and is considered the southernmost city in the continental United States.
Stock Island
Photo: Florida Keys--Public Libraries, CC BY 2.0.
Stock Island is a town east of Key West in the Florida Keys. Stock Island has a thriving artist community with specific enclaves that encompass artists/shops.
Fort Zachary Taylor
- Categories: fort, National Historic Landmark, and Florida state park
- Location: Monroe, Florida, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Japanese—“Fort Zachary Taylor” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حصن زاكاري تايلور”
- Cebuano: “Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park”
- Dutch: “Fort Zachary Taylor”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن زاكارى تايلور”
- French: “fort Zachary Taylor”
- French: “Fort Zachary Taylor”
- German: “Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park”
- Hebrew: “מצודת זאכרי טיילור”
- Hebrew: “מצודת זכארי טיילור”
- Hebrew: “מצודת טיילור”
- Italian: “Fort Zachary Taylor”
- Japanese: “フォート・ザカリー・テイラー州立歴史公園”
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