Official Name: | Perky, Florida |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Pushpin Map: | Florida#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Perky |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 24.649°N -81.572°W |
Elevation M: | 0 |
Elevation Ft: | 0 |
Perky is a ghost town in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located in the lower Florida Keys on Lower Sugarloaf Key near mile marker 17 on US 1 (the Overseas Highway).
A post office called Perky was established in 1929, and remained in operation until 1942.[1] The town was named for its founder, R. C. Perky.[2]
It is the site of the historic Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower built by Richter Clyde Perky in 1929. The tower was destroyed in 2017 by Hurricane Irma,[3] and the original fishcamp is now a restaurant and lodge.
It is located at 24.649°N -81.572°W with an elevation of 0feet.[4]