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Atsena Otie Key is a barrier island and ghost town one-half mile offshore of Cedar Key, Florida. Atsena Otie was the original site of the town of Cedar Key, and in the present day includes a walking trail, swimming area, and ruins of the Eberhard Faber mill. The property is part of the Cedar Key National Wildlife Refuge and is managed by the U ...
Cedar Key is a city in Levy County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census , its population was 687, down from 702 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Seahorse Key was used as a detention center for Seminoles captured in the Second Seminole War (1835–1842) before transfer to the West. At that time the Federal government reserved several of the islands in the Cedar Keys archipelago for military use. [4] Cedar Key became an important port during the 1840s, and in 1850 Congress appropriated ...
The storm buffeted Florida for an extended period from October 4 through 6, [27] and moved ashore just north of Cedar Key as the equivalent of a major hurricane on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson scale. The minimum central pressure at the time of landfall has been estimated at 955 mb (28.2 inHg).
In recent decades, Cedar Key has developed an outsized influence on Florida’s hard clam aquaculture industry, accounting for about 90% of Florida’s shellfish aquaculture industry.
Augustus ran for the Florida State Legislature in 1850 and 1852. [5] This allowed him to lobby for a cross-state railroad. The railroad was one of the first in Florida and Steele desired its route to go to Cedar Key which was one of Florida's main ports.
1842 - The Gulf to Bermuda Hurricane of 1842 struck St. Marks as a major hurricane on October 5, producing a reported 20-foot (6.1 m) storm surge at Cedar Key. [ 68 ] [ c ] 1843 - The Port Leon Florida Hurricane of 1843 produced a storm surge at Port Leon on September 14 that killed 14 people and destroyed the town, which was then abandoned.
University of Florida researchers built 3D model of what sea level rise could look like in Cedar Key. Resilience projects built in the last several years will be put to the test during Hurricane ...