The name Marathon dates back to the origin of the Florida East Coast Railroad. Landmarks include Florida Keys Marathon Airport, Fat Deer Key and Boot Key. Marathon is the birthplace of Tony Bryant, football player.
Marathon, Florida gifts and souvenirs: 34 designs made from Marathon's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $99. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Marathon Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Marathon Landmarks Photo Poster | from $40 |
| Marathon Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Marathon Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Marathon Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Marathon Town Line Mug | from $26 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles
Nine local landmarks, archival matte
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
Population 2010: 8,297 → 2020: 9,689
From Wikidata (CC0).
The name Marathon dates back to the origin of the Florida East Coast Railroad. The name came from the railroad workers who were working night and day to complete the railway; due to the unrelenting pace and struggle to complete the project, workers complained that "this is getting to be a real marathon", and the word was later used to name the local railroad station.
The Keys historian Dan Gallager in his book Florida's Great Ocean Railway credits New York playwright Witter Bynner for naming Marathon. According to Gallager, J.R. Parrott, then Florida East Coast Railway's president and General Manager, invited Brynner to the Keys to "plot stations for the railroad". When asked to generate a name for the station at Key Vaca, Brynner proposed "Marathon", inspired by the following passage from Byron: "The mountains look on Marathon—and Marathon looks on the sea."
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Marathon, Florida, revision 1378547366 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Marathon sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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6 free coloring pages of Marathon, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Marathon's population was 9,689 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 8,297 in 2010.
George Adderley House
Florida Keys Marathon Airport
Fat Deer Key
Boot Key