Indian Key Historic State Park Explained

Indian Key Historic State Park
Nearest City:	Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida
Coordinates:	24.8881°N -80.6944°W
Built:	1825
Added:	June 19, 1972
Refnum:	72000342

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. 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.^[1] It is frequently visited by tourists and is the subject of an archaeological project to uncover the historic building foundations.

The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

History

• See Indian Key, Florida

References

• Buker, George E. (1975) Swamp Sailors: Riverine Warfare in the Everglades 1835-1842. Gainesville, Florida:The University Presses of Florida. .
• Knetsch, Joe. (2003) Florida's Seminole Wars 1817-1858. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. .
• Viele, John. (1996) The Florida Keys: A History of the Pioneers. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. .
• Viele, John. (2001) The Florida Keys: The Wreckers. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. .

External links

• History of Indian Key
• Indian Key Historic State Park at Florida State Parks
• Indian Key State Historic Site at Absolutely Florida
• Indian Key State Historic Site at Wildernet
• Indian Key - Florida Ghost Town

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indian Key . Ghost Towns.