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Indian Key continued to be occupied for a while after the Second Seminole War ended in 1842. The county seat for Dade County was moved to Miami in 1844, and the upper Keys, including Indian Key, were returned to Monroe County. The 1850 Census found a few families living there, while only two families were left on the island in 1860.
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 ]
Lower Matecumbe Key is an island in the upper Florida Keys, United States, located on U.S. 1 between mile markers 75–78. All of the key is within the Village of Islamorada as of November 4, 1997, when it was incorporated. It is home to the main base of the Florida National High Adventure Sea Base.
Pictures from Texas, Florida, Mississippi, and more show snow blanketing normally coastal areas; see the pictures here. Texas A snowman in Zilker Park Tuesday January 21, 2025.
Southeast Texas has been hit with heavy rains and rising rivers, leading to school closings, high-water rescues and mandatory evacuation orders in some areas. Here's a look at the situation ...
Causeway to Sanibel Island severed as Florida wakes up to Ian’s trail of destruction Linda Robertson, Zachary T. Sampson, David Ovalle September 29, 2022 at 5:06 AM
On September 12, parts of the Keys were still inaccessible by causeway and some areas were closed to the public. [20] Governor Rick Scott reported devastation; most areas were without power or water. [21] The damage was the worst in the Lower Keys, though less severe in Key West; [22] parts of the Lower Keys may be uninhabitable for months. [23]
The Sanibel Causeway opened for public access to the storm-damaged island on Wednesday morning. How did Sanibel Causeway open early? 4,000 tons of asphalt and an ‘ambitious road map’ Skip to ...