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Islamorada (also sometimes Isla Morada) is an incorporated village in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located directly between Miami and Key West on five islands — Tea Table Key , Lower Matecumbe Key , Upper Matecumbe Key , Windley Key and Plantation Key —in the Florida Keys .
Plantation Key is an island in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located in the upper Florida Keys on U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway ), between Key Largo and Windley Key . All of the key is within the Village of Islamorada as of November 4, 1997, when it was incorporated.
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park is a Florida State Park located at mile marker 85.5 on US 1 near Islamorada. It was a former quarry used by Henry Flagler in the early 1900s to help his building of the Overseas Railroad. Following the railroad's completion, it was a source of decorative stone pieces called Keystone. Now on display ...
Tea Table Key also known as "Terra's Key" is an island in the upper Florida Keys. It is located on U.S. 1 at mile marker 79. All of the key is within the Villages of Islamorada as of November 4, 1997, when it was incorporated. The island lies to the southwest of Upper Matecumbe Key, and to the northeast of Lower Matecumbe Key. [1]
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Its name is in reference to the pineapple plantation originally in the area. All homes and real estate located on Plantation Key, just South of the Tavernier bridge and North of the Snake Creek bridge, are officially part of the Village of Islamorada, pay Village taxes and are provided services from the Village of Islamorada even through some ...
Tavernier is located at (25.015156, -80.513678 It occupies the southwesternmost 3 miles (5 km) of Key Largo, the largest of the Florida Keys.Tavernier is bordered to the northeast by the community of Key Largo and to the southwest, across Tavernier Creek, by the village of Islamorada on Plantation Key.
The name Matecumbe refers to a region of area in the Upper Keys. It is the only place name in South Florida which dates from the 16th century and still designates the same or approximate location. The name appears frequently on Spanish maps, as it did in their records.