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Big Torch Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys. [1] [2] It is located to the north of Middle Torch Key, connected to it via a causeway. It is named for the Sea Torchwood (Amyris elemifera L.), a native species of tree found on the island. It is the site of an early settlement.
Royal Poinciana tree in full bloom in the Florida Keys Coconut palm trees are grown all over South Florida. [13] Sunset near Marathon The climate and environment of the Florida Keys are closer to that of the Caribbean than the rest of Florida, though unlike the Caribbean's volcanic islands, the Keys were built by plants and animals.
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 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]
Lovers Key State Park is a 712-acre (2.88 km 2) Florida State Park located on Lover's Key and three other barrier islands—Black Island, Inner and Long Key. It is at 8700 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers Beach, between Big Carlos Pass and New Pass and 10.5 miles (16.9 km) west of Interstate 75 on exit 116.
The Senator in 2012 The Senator in 2011. The Senator was the biggest and oldest bald cypress [1] tree in the world, located in Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida.At the time of its demise in 2012, it was approximately 3,500 years old, 125 feet (38 m) tall, and with a trunk diameter of 11.27 feet (3.44 m). [2]
It was visited by C.W. Pierce in his boat, Bonton (1885). He stopped at the lower end of the key where there was a house with a cistern and replenished his water supply.. The key was a depot site during the railroad years, and it was also the site of the well known Long Key Fishing Camp.
CEDAR KEY — Two days on from devastating winds churning up a record-breaking storm surge, the cavalry kicked into high gear Saturday on Cedar Key to help the island cut off from power and ...
Lignumvitae Key is an island in the upper Florida Keys.. It is located due north of, and less than one mile from the easternmost tip of Lower Matecumbe Key.The island has been designated a National Natural Landmark, and an Archeological and Historical District, and is part of the Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park and the Lignumvitae Key Aquatic Preserve.