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{{Short description|Island in the upper Florida Keys, United States}} |
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'''Windley Key''' is an island in the upper [[Florida Keys]] in [[Monroe County, Florida|Monroe County]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. [[U.S. Route 1 in Florida|U.S. 1]] (the [[Overseas Highway]]) crosses it at approximately mile markers 84–85.5, between [[Plantation Key]] and [[Upper Matecumbe Key]]. All of the key is within the Village of [[Islamorada]] as of November 4, 1997, when it was incorporated. |
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The key is home to [[Theater of the Sea]], a popular tourist attraction since 1946.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=places%20on%20windley%20key%20fl&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=24940226,-80608418,1609&tbm=lcl&rldimm=16828819202803629538&phdesc=3uUJxw4OkRs&rldoc=1#rlfi=hd:;si:16828819202803629538,y,3uUJxw4OkRs;mv:!1m2!1d25.140062099999998!2d-80.3884855!2m2!1d24.8635011!2d-80.7168435!3m12!1m3!1d134392.84079929587!2d-80.55266449999999!3d25.0017816!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i240!2i223!4f13.1;tbs:lrf:!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:1|title=Google Maps}}</ref> It also contains a Florida State Park Service [[Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park|geological site]], and the popular Holiday Isle resort. |
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[[U.S. Route 1]] (the [[Overseas Highway]]) crosses the key at approximately mile markers 84--85.5, between [[Plantation Key]] and [[Upper Matecumbe Key]]. |
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All of the key is within the Village of [[Islamorada]] as of November 4, 1997, when it was incorporated. |
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| ⚫ | Prior to the building of the [[Overseas Railroad]], the site consisted of two separate islands known as the [[Umbrella Keys]]. Railway construction required the intervening space to be filled; it then became known as Windley Key, after an early settler. Several quarries operated there for many years, supplying building stone locally known as "keystone". The railway station on Windley Key was called Quarry.<ref>[http://keyshistory.org/windleykey.html History of Windley Key]</ref> The island was badly damaged during the [[1935 Labor Day Hurricane]]. |
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==References== |
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Windley Key is home to [[Theater of the Sea]], a popular tourist attraction since 1946. |
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{{Reflist}} |
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A Florida State Park Service geological site, and the popular Holiday Isle resort are also on the island. |
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*[https://www.floridastateparks.org/sites/default/files/media/file/Windley%20Key%20Fossil%20Reef%20Geological%20-%200918.pdf Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park] |
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*[http://www.florida-keys-guide.com/windley-key/ A Walk On Windley Key] |
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| ⚫ | Prior to the building of the [[Overseas Railroad]], |
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* [http://keyshistory.org/windleykey.html History of Windley Key] |
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[[Category:Islands of the Florida Keys]] |
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[[Category:Islands of Monroe County, Florida]] |
[[Category:Islands of Monroe County, Florida]] |
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[[Category:Islamorada, Florida]] |
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[[Category:Islands of Florida]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:10, 11 September 2023
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Gulf of Mexico |
| Coordinates | 24°57′00″N 80°35′52″W / 24.9500°N 80.5978°W |
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| State | Florida |
| County | Monroe |
Windley Key is an island in the upper Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida, United States. U.S. 1 (the Overseas Highway) crosses it at approximately mile markers 84–85.5, between Plantation Key and Upper Matecumbe Key. All of the key is within the Village of Islamorada as of November 4, 1997, when it was incorporated.
The key is home to Theater of the Sea, a popular tourist attraction since 1946.[1] It also contains a Florida State Park Service geological site, and the popular Holiday Isle resort.
History[edit]
Prior to the building of the Overseas Railroad, the site consisted of two separate islands known as the Umbrella Keys. Railway construction required the intervening space to be filled; it then became known as Windley Key, after an early settler. Several quarries operated there for many years, supplying building stone locally known as "keystone". The railway station on Windley Key was called Quarry.[2] The island was badly damaged during the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane.