No Name Key
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Gulf of Mexico |
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| Archipelago | Florida Keys |
| Adjacent to | Florida Straits |
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| State | Florida |
| County | Monroe |
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No Name Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys in the United States.[1] It is 3 miles (4.8 km) from US 1 and sparsely populated, with only 43 homes. It is only about 1,140 acres (460 hectares) [2] in comparison to its larger neighbor, Big Pine Key, which lies about half a mile (800 m) to its west. It is accessible by a concrete bridge from Big Pine Key and was the terminus of a car ferry that existed before the present Overseas Highway was built on the remains of Flagler's Overseas Railroad.[3]
Electricity
No Name Key was known for not being connected to the commercial power grid, for a local county ordinance prohibited this. Residents mostly used a combination of solar energy and diesel or gas generators.[4]
This prohibition of commercial electricity sparked a lawsuit between Monroe County and the No Name Key property owners. In May 2013, the Florida Public Service Commission exercised its jurisdiction over public utilities and issued Order PSC-13-0207-PAA-EM declaring the residents had a right to commercial electrical power. A week later, the circuit court issued a writ of mandamus ordering the county to issue the permits necessary to connect the residential homes to the commercial electric grid.
On May 29, 2013, the decades-long battle over electricity ended as the residents began connecting to the commercial electric grid.[4]
Flora and fauna
Native fauna of No Name Key include the endangered Key deer.[3][5]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Viele, J. (1996). The Florida Keys: A History of the Pioneers. Florida's history through its places. Pineapple Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-56164-101-7. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wilkinson, Jerry (2013). "History of no Name Key". Keys Historeum. Historical Preservation Society of the Upper Keys. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tiny Fla. Island Debates Joining Electric Grid". NPR. November 23, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Keith, J. (2014). June Keith's Key West & The Florida Keys: A Guide to the Coral Islands. Palm Island Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-9743524-9-7. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hunt, B. (2011). Visiting Small-Town Florida. Pineapple Press, Incorporated. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-56164-488-9. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
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