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Ramrod Key

Coordinates: 24°39′24″N 81°24′48″W / 24.6568°N 81.4132°W / 24.6568; -81.4132
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The west side of Ramrod Key as seen from the Niles Channel Bridge

Ramrod Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys.[1] Originally named Roberts Island, Ramrod Key was renamed for a ship named Ramrod, which was wrecked on a reef south of there in the early nineteenth century.

Description

Until the construction of U.S. Route 1 in the 1920s, the only building on Ramrod was a post office that was alongside the train tracks. U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) crosses Ramrod Key at approximately mile markers 26—27.5, between Summerland Key and Middle Torch Key.

Ramrod Key is a popular tourist site due to the short distance between the island and Looe Key. Current (2014) commercial enterprises of visitor interest include a dive shop-hotel-bar/restaurant complex,a bar/restaurant and miniature golf complex, a gas station-grocery, and a Cuban deli/grocery.

References

  1. ^ "Ramrod Key". Key Names. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

24°39′24″N 81°24′48″W / 24.6568°N 81.4132°W / 24.6568; -81.4132