Indian Key Historic State Park
State park in Florida, United States
United States historic place
Indian Key Historic State Park | |
Aerial view of the island | |
24°53′17″N 80°41′40″W / 24.88806°N 80.69444°W / 24.88806; -80.69444 | |
Built | 1825 |
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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 off of the Hawk Channel passage. 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.
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
- History of Indian Key
- Indian Key Historic State Park at Florida State Parks
- Indian Key State Historic Site Archived August 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at Absolutely Florida
- Indian Key State Historic Site at Wildernet
- Indian Key - Florida Ghost Town
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