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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grassy_Key • History of inhabitants • Current buildings? • Economy

History of Grassy Key

Florida became a state in 1845, but the keys weren’t officially incorporated until 1870 after they were surveyed by Charles F. Smith. According to locals the key was named after an old settler circa 1855, other documents state the key as being named “Ellis Island before 1855.” The early pioneers suffered from clouds of mosquitos and no-see-ums. They lived in thatched roofed houses that were regularly mowed down by hurricanes, and were cut off from civilization because the island was only navigable by boat. After the FEC built the railroad in 1908, and it brought some prosperity to the area. It connected the island to civilization and opened up an opportunity for a tourism industry, and ease of moving goods like pineapple, key limes, sponges, charcoal, and shark skins. (Turner)

Grassy Key’s first postmaster was appointed on August 26, 1908. He was known as Julius W. Taylor from the Crainlyn Post Office. The original name of the island was Crainlyn after the Crain family. The Crain Family were the landholders of Grassy Key. Julius W Taylor was the first known person to advertise tourism to the Grassy Key area. He advertised to the Jacksonville area stating that if you were suffering from the Jacksonville heat, come to Grassy key where the ocean and Gulf breezes steadily blow. (Wlikinson)

In 1925 the first highway was completed with ferry landings to complete the 40 mile gap between the Lower Matcombe keys and Key West. With the addition of the highway running through Grassy Key Ed Neff’s Bonefish Lunchroom was built in 1935 complete with gas pumps.

1935 was the first year recorded with a disastrous hurricane. This hurricane washed out the lower portion of the overseas highway, destroyed the ferry station, and washed the railroad out to sea. There were casualties, but the exact numbers are unknown and not very well documented. Most of the casualties were World War I veterans that were housed in tents while they constructed the overseas highway bridges. (Viele)

With the rebuilding of the upper keys, the railway was abandoned, and telephone lines were incorporated circa 1938

Telephone owners listed on Grassy Key were:

-Bailey, C. G. surveyor, Morton St. 2032

-Dorsett, J.S. 2182

-Engel, Wm contractor 2034

-Ginovannielli Jo's Restaurant 2183

-Grassy Key Lodge 2043

-Hidely Hole Bar 2031

-Lones, B. C., Guava Ave. 2035

-Motel & Pizza 2183

-Navarro's Motel 2046

During WWII the Highway was improved and named US-1. The improvements were made for the Navy Support Services and opened up more of the lower keys that were previously difficult to reach. (Wilkinson)

Dolphin Research Center

Dolphin Research Center at Mile marker #59 it was built in 1957 and operated by Milton Santorin. It is the primary attraction in Grassy Key. Milton caught and transported dolphins from the wild to the center with the help of his nephew. He caught and transported 5 porpoises one of them ended up being the famous Mitzi also known as Flipper. Today the Dolphin Research Center is still standing and open to the public. (Williams)

Turner, Gregg. A Short History of Florida Railroads.Arcadia Publishing 2003.

Viele, John. The Florida Keys: A History Of The Pioneers. Pineapple Press Inc, 1996.

Wilkinson, Jerry. "History of Grassy Key." Keys Historyhttp://www.keyshistory.org/GK-Grassy-Key-1.html. 29 Mar. 2017

Williams. Joy "The Florida Keys: A History & Guide: Tenth Edition" Random House Publishing, 2010.

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+== History of Grassy Key ==
-·        Florida became a state in 1845, but the keys weren’t officially incorporated until 1870 after they were surveyed by Charles F. Smith.
+Florida became a state in 1845, but the keys weren’t officially incorporated until 1870 after they were surveyed by Charles F. Smith. According to locals the key was named after an old settler circa 1855, other documents state the key as being named “Ellis Island before 1855.” The early pioneers suffered from clouds of mosquitos and no-see-ums. They lived in thatched roofed houses that were regularly mowed down by hurricanes, and were cut off from civilization because the island was only navigable by boat. After the FEC built the railroad in 1908, and it brought some prosperity to the area. It connected the island to civilization and opened up an opportunity for a tourism industry, and ease of moving goods like pineapple, key limes, sponges, charcoal, and shark skins. (Turner)
+Grassy Key’s first postmaster was appointed on August 26, 1908. He was known as Julius W. Taylor from the Crainlyn Post Office. The original name of the island was Crainlyn after the Crain family. The Crain Family were the landholders of Grassy Key. Julius W Taylor was the first known person to advertise tourism to the Grassy Key area. He advertised to the Jacksonville area stating that if you were suffering from the Jacksonville heat, come to Grassy key where the ocean and Gulf breezes steadily blow. (Wlikinson)
-·        According to locals the key was named after an old settler circa 1855, other documents state the key as being named “Ellis Island before 1855.”
+In 1925 the first highway was completed with ferry landings to complete the 40 mile gap between the Lower Matcombe keys and Key West. With the addition of the highway running through Grassy Key Ed Neff’s Bonefish Lunchroom was built in 1935 complete with gas pumps.
-·        After the FEC built the railroad in 1908, and it brought some prosperity to the area. (Turner)
+was the first year recorded with a disastrous hurricane. This hurricane washed out the lower portion of the overseas highway, destroyed the ferry station, and washed the railroad out to sea. There were casualties, but the exact numbers are unknown and not very well documented. Most of the casualties were World War I veterans that were housed in tents while they constructed the overseas highway bridges. (Viele)
-·        Grassy Key’s first postmaster was appointed on August 26, 1908. He was known as Julius W. Taylor from the Crainlyn Post Office
+With the rebuilding of the upper keys, the railway was abandoned, and telephone lines were incorporated circa 1938
-·        Julius W Taylor was the first known person to advertise tourism to the Grassy Key area. He advertised to the Jacksonville area stating that if you were suffering from the Jacksonville heat, come to Grassy key where the ocean and Gulf breezes steadily blow. (Wlikinson)
+            Telephone owners listed on Grassy Key were:
-·        In 1925 the first highway was completed with ferry landings to complete the 40 mile gap between the Lower Matcombe keys and Key West.
-·        With the addition of the highway running through Grassy Key Ed Neff’s Bonefish Lunchroom was built in 1935 complete with gas pumps.
-·        1935 was the first year recorded with a disastrous hurricane. This hurricane washed out the lower portion of the overseas highway, destroyed the ferry station, and washed the railroad out to sea. There were casualties but the exact numbers are unknown and not very well documented.
-·        With the rebuilding of the upper keys, the railway was abandoned, and telephone lines were incorporated circa 1938
- Telephone owners listed on Grassy Key were:
 -Bailey, C. G. surveyor, Morton St.  2032
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 -Navarro's Motel   2046
-·        During WWII the Highway was improved and named US-1. The improvements were made for the Navy Support Services and opened up more of the lower keys that were previously difficult to reach. (Wilkinson)
+During WWII the Highway was improved and named US-1. The improvements were made for the Navy Support Services and opened up more of the lower keys that were previously difficult to reach. (Wilkinson)
+== Dolphin Research Center ==
+           Dolphin Research Center at Mile marker #59 it was built in 1957 and operated by Milton Santorin. It is the primary attraction in Grassy Key. Milton caught and transported dolphins from the wild to the center with the help of his nephew. He caught and transported 5 porpoises one of them ended up being the famous Mitzi also known as Flipper. Today the Dolphin Research Center is still standing and open to the public. (Williams)
+Turner, Gregg. ''A Short History of Florida Railroads.''Arcadia Publishing 2003.
-·        Dolphin Research Center at Mile marker #59 it was built in 1957 and operated by Milton Santorin. It is the primary attraction in Grassy Key. Milton caught and transported dolphins from the wild to the center with the help of his nephew. He caught and transported 5 porpoises one of them ended up being the famous Mitzi also known as Flipper.
+Viele, John. ''The Florida Keys: A History Of The Pioneers.'' Pineapple Press Inc, 1996.
-·        Today the Dolphin Research Center is still standing and open to the public. (Williams)
 Wilkinson, Jerry. "History of Grassy Key." ''Keys History''http://www.keyshistory.org/GK-Grassy-Key-1.html. 29 Mar. 2017
-Turner, Gregg. ''A Short History of Florida Railroads.''Arcadia Publishing 2003.  <small>— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by Lpfalz ([[User talk:Lpfalz#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Lpfalz|contribs]]) 12:44, 29 March 2017 (UTC)</small>
 Williams. Joy "The Florida Keys: A History & Guide: Tenth Edition" Random House Publishing, 2010.