Indian Key Historic State Park

Indian Key Historic State Park is an island within the Florida State Park system, located just a few hundred yards southeast of U.S. 1 within the Florida Keys. The island was home to the town of Indian Key, Florida in the middle of the 19th century but is now an uninhabited ghost town.[2] It is frequently visited by tourists and is the subject of an archaeological project to uncover the historic building foundations.

Indian Key Historic State Park
Indian Key as seen from U.S. 1
Nearest cityLower Matecumbe Key, Florida
Coordinates24°53′17″N 80°41′40″W
Built1825
NRHP reference No.72000342 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1972

The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

History

References

  • Buker, George E. (1975) Swamp Sailors: Riverine Warfare in the Everglades 1835-1842. Gainesville, Florida:The University Presses of Florida. ISBN 0-8130-1514-6.
  • Knetsch, Joe. (2003) Florida's Seminole Wars 1817-1858. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-2424-7.
  • Viele, John. (1996) The Florida Keys: A History of the Pioneers. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. ISBN 1-56164-101-4.
  • Viele, John. (2001) The Florida Keys: The Wreckers. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. ISBN 1-56164-219-3.
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