Key West HISTORIC MARKER TOUR

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Hear the Key West "Voices of Historyâ„¢" on our Phone Tour (305) 507-0300

Museum


Thompson's Fish House Museum
This wooden structure was built by Norberg Thompson. It has seen many uses but began as a fish and turtle packing house serving destinations throughout the world. Submerged wooden cages beneath the building used to house exotic fish for sale to aquariums. In later years it was a marine engine repair and ship wright's shop. During the golden days of shrimping in the 1950s, it became the epicenter of the shrimp industry with nearly 500 shrimp trawlers in port at a time.
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