Fiesta Key
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Gulf of Mexico |
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| State | Florida |
| County | Monroe |
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Fiesta Key is the northeasternmost island in the middle Florida Keys, connected via causeway to U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) at mile marker 70, between Long Key and Craig Key.[1]
History
Fiesta Key's earliest name on record was Jew-fish Kay. In an 1873 survey, Charles Smith, who came to the Keys to conduct government surveys of the islands, identified it as Jewfish Key.[2]
Louie Turner homesteaded the island on January 7, 1908, becoming the first recorded owner.
For a period in the 1950s and 1960s, the island was a property of The Greyhound Corporation. During that period it was named Tropical Key, then Greyhound Key.[3]
Tourism and Camping
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) bought the island from Greyhound in 1966 and renamed it as Fiesta Key. KOA no longer owns the island.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fiesta Key". Keys History. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KEYS HISTORY: FIESTA KEY HAD A CAROUSEL OF NAMES". Keys Weekly. August 14, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Second Stage of Overseas Highway's Development". Keys Weekly. May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
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