Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1921.
“The African Cemetery at Higgs Beach is a cemetery in Key West, Florida, where nearly 300 Africans were buried in 1860.”
Wikipedia article African Cemetery at Higgs Beach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for Monroe County · listed in 2012 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 68 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Key West, the town this property stands in, in 44 storm reports between 1993 and 2005: 22 waterspout, 11 funnel cloud, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2000 | Lightning | Key West | 1 hurt | Lightning struck a boat just west of Key West. 5 people were knocked out of the boat with one person injured with burns. |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Key West | $15,000 | Funnel cloud moved onshore and lowered resulting in a F0 tornado. The tornado moved along 10th ST between North Roosevelt Ave and Flagler Ave. Tree were toppled...roofs and awnings were damaged...powerlines were downed and a shack was tipped over. |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Key West | $500 | Tree limbs 8 to 10 inches in diameter felled, along with damage to wood commercial signs in western portions of Old Town Key West, and a city lamp post near Whitehead and Front Streets. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Key West | - | Tree downed at Front Street and 16th Terrace in Key West. 5-inch diameter limbs down on 12th Street in Key West. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Key West | - | Marine reported 4 boats broke anchorages in waters between Christmas Tree Island and Fleming Key and driven ashore. Estimated wind gusts to 50 knots (58 mph). |
| October 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Key West | - | Waterspout moved ashore and crossed Key Haven Road in Key Haven section of Key West. Palm fronds were broken off palm trees, but there was no damage to structures or boats. |
| May 2001 | Waterspout | Key West | - | Waterspout observed 5 miles southwest of Key West. |
| May 2001 | Waterspout | Key West | - | Waterspout observed 5 miles southwest of Key West. |
| August 2001 | Funnel Cloud | Key West | - | Funnel cloud observed 2 miles north of Key West. |
| July 2000 | Flood | Key West | - | Minor street flooding along streets adnin business in downtown Key West. |
| August 2000 | Waterspout | Key West | - | Waterspout observed 10 miles west of the Marquesas Keys or about 30 miles west of Key West. |
| July 1999 | Waterspout | Key West | - | Waterspout observed 5 miles southwest of Key West |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Key West | - | Waterspout dissipated quickly after moving onshore |
| May 1999 | Waterspout | Key West | - | 1/2 mile east of Key West, moved onshore as a tornado |
| July 1999 | Waterspout | Key West | - | Waterspout observed 1 miles south of Higgs Beach in Key West |
| June 1998 | Waterspout | Key West | - | Several waterspouts reported from 5 - 10 miles north of Key West. Reports came from several sources. |
| June 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Key West | - | Funnel cloud observed 4 miles north of Key West. |
| July 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Key West | - | Three funnel clouds were observed 3 nm north of Key West. |
| July 1998 | Waterspout | Key West | - | Observed just north northwest of Key West. |
| August 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Key West | - | Funnel cloud observed 5nm southeast of Key West. |
| July 1998 | Waterspout | Key West | - | Waterspout observed 5nm southeast of Key West. |
| July 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Key West | - | Oberved 7-8 nm northwest of Key West. |
| July 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Key West | - | Funnel cloud observed just northwest of Key West. |
| July 1998 | Waterspout | Key West | - | Waterspout observed 5nm north of Key West. Also reported as large waterspout north of Key West at 1330 EST by Monroe County Sheriffs office. |
| July 1998 | Waterspout | Key West | - | Waterspout observed 7nm northwest of Key West. |
| June 1998 | Waterspout | Key West | - | Weather observer sighted waterspout 2nm north of Key West International Airport. Movement was toward the west at 7 MPH. |
| June 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Key West | - | Weather observer sighted funnel cloud 5nm northwest of Key West International Airport. |
| July 1998 | Waterspout | Key West | - | Waterspout observed several miles southeast of Key West. |
| July 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Key West | - | reported by observer ne of keyw. radar indicated storm cell about 12nm nne. |
| September 1997 | Waterspout | Key West | - | two waterspouts observed about 15nm n of keyw. |
| September 1997 | Waterspout | Key West | - | observed 5 to 10 nm southeast of keyw. |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Key West | - | Wind gust of 58 mph reported at Key West International Airport. |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Key West | - | A wind gust of 58 mph was observed at Weather Service Office, Key West as a line of thunderstorms passed the station. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Key West | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Key West | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Waterspout | Key West | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Key West | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Waterspout | Key West | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Key West | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Waterspout | Key West | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Waterspout | Key West | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Waterspout | Key West | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Waterspout | Key West | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Waterspout | Key West | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | West Martello Tower | under 500 feet | 1976 |
 | Eduardo H. Gato House | 0.6 miles | 1973 |
 | HA. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine) | 0.6 miles | 1989 |
 | Key West Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 0.7 miles | 1983 |
 | Ernest Hemingway House | 0.9 miles | 1968 |
 | Armory, The | 1.0 miles | 1971 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 12000362 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Monroe County | All 50 listed properties in this county. |
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