Ingham (USCGC)
United States Coast Guard Cutter in Key West, Florida. Added to the National Register in 1992, and a National Historic Landmark.
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What it is
USCGC Ingham (WPG/WAGC/WHEC-35) is one of only two preserved Treasury-class United States Coast Guard Cutters. Originally Samuel D. Ingham, she was the fourth cutter to be named for Treasury Secretary Samuel D. Ingham. She was the most decorated vessel in the Coast Guard fleet and was the only cutter to ever be awarded two Presidential Unit Citations.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | East quay at the Truman Waterfront (at the end of Southard St.), Key West, FL |
| County | Monroe County |
| Listed | Apr 27, 1992 |
| Listed for | Maritime history, Architecture, Military |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | U.S. Coast Guard Cutter INGHAM (WPG-35) |
| Reference number | 92001879 |
| Type of place | United States Coast Guard cutter |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structure |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | East quay at the Truman Waterfront (at the end of Southard St.), Key West, FL |
| Coordinates | 24.5516° N, 81.8077° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Key West | 22 listed places in Key West → |
| Nearest national park unit | Dry Tortugas National Park · 67 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Map
Nearby in Monroe County
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Public land around it
| Key West National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About 1 mile away210,597 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
Local history books for Key West
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Guidebooks to historic places in Florida
- Florida's Museums and Cultural AttractionsMurray D. Laurie and Doris Bardon, 2016Find at Bookshop.org
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
When was Ingham (USCGC) listed on the National Register?
Apr 27, 1992. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Ingham (USCGC)?
East quay at the Truman Waterfront (at the end of Southard St.), Key West, Monroe County, Florida. The nearest national park unit is Dry Tortugas National Park, 67 miles away.
Source: Dry Tortugas National Park
Where is the nomination form for Ingham (USCGC)?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Ingham (USCGC)?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 92001879. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.