- Long Key
Long Key is an island in the middle
Florida Keys .U.S. 1 (or the
Overseas Highway ) crosses the key at approximately mile markers 65.5--71, betweenFiesta Key andConch Key .It is the home of
Long Key State Park , a favorite of campers and nature lovers despite the lack of a beach and the proximity of noisy U.S. 1. It is smaller and less developed than the neighboring incorporated village ofIslamorada to the northeast and city ofMarathon to the southwest.The city of Layton is located on Long Key.
Long Key was called Cayo Vivora (Rattlesnake Key) by early Spanish explorers, a reference to the shape of the island, which resembles a snake with its jaws open, rather than to its denizens.
It was visited by C.W. Pierce in his boat, Bonton (1885). He stopped at the lower end of the key where there was a house with a cistern and replenished his water supply. This key was a depot site during the railroad years, and was also the site of the well known
Long Key Fishing Camp .The convert|965|acre|km2|1|sing=on state park (3.9 km²) was dedicated
October 1 ,1969 .Gallery
External links
* [http://www.keyshistory.org/longkey.html Keys History]
* [http://www.floridastateparks.org/longkey/ Long Key State Park site]
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