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In an 1873 survey, Charles Smith, who came to the Keys to conduct government surveys of the islands, identified it as Jewfish Key. [2] Louie Turner homesteaded the island on January 7, 1908, becoming the first recorded owner. For a period in the 1950s and 1960s, the island was a property of The Greyhound Corporation.
Ramrod Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] 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.
Geiger Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys about 5 miles (8 km) east of Key West. It is located to the south of, and bridged to, Big Coppitt Key via Boca Chica Road (County Road 941) at about mile marker 11 on U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway). It has the small trailer park community of Tamarac, Geiger Key Pub & Grill and Geiger Key Marina.
The island has a small beach, many coconut trees, has sandbars around it, and is a good fishing spot. Money Key is a private island and has been owned by the Kyle family since 1972. "No Trespassing" signs were posted in 2013 to stop illegal camping and visitation.
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 ]
Before the Key West extension of the Overseas Railroad was completed, Knights Key was the end of the line and a major seaport existed there. A U.S. Post Office was established there in 1908, and operated until June, 1912. [2]
Scout Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys. It was previously known as West Summerland Key until 2010. [1] U.S. 1 (the Overseas Highway) crosses the key at approximately mile markers 34–35, between Spanish Harbor Key and Big Pine Key.
Little Torch Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys. [1] [2] U.S. Route 1 (also known as the Overseas Highway), crosses the key at about mile markers 28–29. It is immediately preceded to the northeast by Big Pine Key, and is followed by Middle Torch Key to the southwest. [3] Little Torch Key is a small island 24 miles (39 km) from Key West.