Indian Key Historic State Park
Appearance
Indian Key Historic State Park | |
![]() Indian Key as seen from U.S. 1 | |
Nearest city | Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida |
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Coordinates | 24°53′17″N 80°41′40″W / 24.88806°N 80.69444°W |
Built | 1825 |
NRHP reference No. | 72000342 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 19, 1972 |
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 briefly inhabited 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.
The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
History
See Indian Key, Florida.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Indian Key". Ghost Towns.
- 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.
External links
Categories:
- Bahamian-American culture in Florida
- National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Florida
- Islands of Monroe County, Florida
- Archaeological sites in Monroe County, Florida
- State parks of Florida
- Parks in the Florida Keys
- Seminole Wars
- Visitor attractions in the Florida Keys
- Protected areas established in 1972
- Parks in Monroe County, Florida
- Florida Native American Heritage Trail
- Islands of the Florida Keys
- Islands of Florida
- Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida