Sigsbee Park, also known as ''Dredgers Key'', is an island about half a mile (800 m) north of
Key West
Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within 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 cons ...
island in the lower
Florida Keys; 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
Naval Air Station Key West , is a naval air station and military airport located on Boca Chica Key, four miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Key West, Florida, United States., effective 2007-10-25
NAS Key West is an air ...
. It is primarily used for Navy housing. It also includes a
Navy Exchange
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,
commissary
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,
elementary school
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,
Morale, Welfare and Recreation
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, youth center, child development center, recreation center,
RV park
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, veterinary clinic and 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 civilians without U.S. Navy cle ...
.
Demographics
Sigsbee Park has just over 500 housing units. The units house a mix of military personnel and civilian base personnel.
It no longer has a veterinary clinic which closed several years ago. Only Military I.D.'s, or other authorized personnel can enter and the proper ID is needed to make purchases at the Commissary and NEX. It no longer has a chapel or Arts and Crafts center. The office has been moved to ITT building.
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 School
Key West High School (KWHS) is a public high school in Key West, Florida, United States. It is part of the Monroe County School District.
It was originally at the site of the current Key West City Hall and opened in 1906. It served as a last r ...
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on Key West
Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within 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 cons ...
island.
References
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Neighborhoods in Key West, Florida
Islands of Monroe County, Florida
Islands of the Florida Keys
Islands of Florida