Marker: Fort Tayla
Dedication Date: January 16th, 2005
Gwome: Conch Republic
In District:
nPhlorida
In Rezhn:
[Sarkassum] Kymaerica
This plaque was dedicated as part of Sculpture Key West (but that information is not completely reliable). Here is what the dedication looked like.
Since the dedication, it has been moved the site of Fort Martella because of concerns that the siting at the site of Fort Tayla itself would incite the local Conch community. We will be posting images of that location shortly.
Fort Tayla was a very important fort for the people of the Conch Republic. It allowed military dominance of the channel just off shore, the most efficient route for trade goods being shipped from the western gwomes of Phlorida and the shore and oceanic districts of the Atlantic.
However, this plaque honors a more benign and visually stunning history: the dedication of the Tehachapi‘s KPH, an event that was in some ways equally important to the history of the Conch Republic as the fort itself.
To watch a kind of walk through of the overall original placement of the plaque, click here.
Since this time, out of sensitivity to the Conch community it has been relocated to the site of another important Conch Fort, East Martella.
Present location of Plaque is Fort East Martello and it is accessible during normal park hours at
3501 South Roosevelt Boulevard
Key West, FL
Location: Fort East Martello Park, Key West.
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