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2. Gasparilla Island State Park - Wikipedia

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   Amenities include four parking lots, two picnic areas with covered tables, beaches, and Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse on the southern end of the island. The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse contains a museum and gift shop, and is run by the Barrier Island Park Society, a nonprofit that supports the Gasparilla Island State Park.

3. Boca Grande, Florida - Wikipedia

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   Location of Boca Grande, Florida Public beach on Gulf Blvd, looking north. Boca Grande is a small residential community on Gasparilla Island in southwest Florida.Gasparilla Island is a part of both Charlotte and Lee counties, while the actual village of Boca Grande, which is home to many seasonal and some year-round residents, is entirely in the Lee County portion of the island.

4. Gasparilla Island - Wikipedia

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   In 1897 Albert W. Gilchrist, future governor of Florida, purchased land at Boca Grande and platted it for development as a town. [ 2 ] According to Florida folklore, Gasparilla Island gets its name from the legendary pirate captain José Gaspar ("Gasparilla", c. 1756–1821), who had his base on the island and purportedly hid his fabulous ...

5. Gasparilla Island Lights - Wikipedia

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   Ship traffic to Port Boca Grande peaked at more than 30 ships a day during World War II, when Port Boca Grande served as a safe harbor for shipping in the Gulf. The Gasparilla Island Light was deactivated in 1966, and abandoned by the Coast Guard in 1969.

6. List of islands of Florida - Wikipedia

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   Boca Chica Key: Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Boca Chita Key: Miami-Dade In Biscayne National Park Boca Grande: 3 square miles (7.8 km 2) [4] Monroe One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys Boot Key: Monroe In the middle Florida Keys Brickell Key: 1.19 square miles (3.1 km 2) Miami-Dade Artificial island in Biscayne Bay: Caesar's Rock ...

7. A visit to Tarpon Island: Tour this Palm Beach 'spec' mansion ...

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   The main kitchen — one of two in the house — has a center work island with pull-up seating on the side facing the family room and breakfast area at 10 Tarpon Island in Palm Beach.