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Sigsbee Park, also known as Dredgers Key, is an island about half a mile (800 m) north of Key West island in the lower Florida Keys; administratively it is within the City of Key West, Florida, United States. [1] It is connected to the island of Key West by Sigsbee Road. The island and causeway are part of the Key West Naval Air Station. It is ...
Trumbo Point was a man-made addition to the island of Key West. It was built around 1912 to accommodate a shipping port for the Florida East Coast Railway and was the terminus of the Overseas Railroad. Construction was done by the Trumbo American Dredging Company, with Howard Trumbo serving as the main engineer of the project. [1]
Sunset Key is a 27-acre (11-hectare) residential neighborhood and resort island in the city of Key West, Florida. It is located about 500 yards (460 m) off the coast of the island of Key West. The island is privately held among its residents. The island is accessible only by a shuttle boat that runs from the Margaritaville Marina out to the island.
Fleming Key is an island off the northwest corner of the island of Key West, Florida in the lower Florida Keys. It is roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) long by 0.25 miles (400 m) wide. It is connected to the island of Key West by the Fleming Key Bridge (Mustin Road), having 18 feet (5.5 m) of clearance over Fleming Key Cut, a small channel. [1]
The Thompson Fish House, Turtle Cannery and Kraals is a historic site located at 200 Margaret Street, Key West, Florida, United States. On June 23, 1994, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .
On nautical maps, the Mule Keys appear like an atoll of 11 miles (18 km) length east–west, and 6 miles (9.7 km) width north–south (covering a sea area of roughly 58 sq mi (150 km 2), with Mule Key, Crawfish Key, Man Key, Ballast Key, Woman Key and Boca Grande Key along the southern rim (from east to west), and Cottrell Key in the north.
A United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigation issued a Finding of No Significant Impact. [17] A proposed plan to dredge the channel was criticized because it would require dredging in the canal and in the surrounding area with possible silting and related damage to sea life, which could affect Key West's seafood industry.
Summerland Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys [2] about 20 miles (32 km) east of Key West; it contains an unincorporated community of Monroe County of the same name. U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway ) crosses the island at approximately mile markers 24–25.5, between Ramrod Key and Cudjoe Key .