Indian Key Fill to Curry Hammock State Park, Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida, GP175504
Indian Key Fill, Islamorada to Curry Hammock State Park, 56200 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida, 3 August 2016, GP175504
Curry Hammock State Park
Beachside park offers campgrounds, fishing, kayaking & hiking trails amid wetlands & seagrass beds. - Google
56200 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050
floridastateparks.org
(305) 289-2690
Open now: 8AM–6:30PM
0:04: Indian Key Fill, Islamorada, Florida
0:29 Indian Key Channel, Islamorada, Florida
1:24 Exiting Lignumvitae Channel
1:39 Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park
Small island covered with virgin tropical forest, accessible by boat only & offering ranger tours. - Google
77200 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL 33036
floridastateparks.org
(305) 664-2540
2:43 Matecumbe Resort
76261 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL 33036
matecumberesort.net
(305) 664-8801
5:30 Caloosa Cove Oceanfront, Marina Resort, Safari Lounge
Caloosa Cove Resort
Unfussy suites & studios with kitchens in a laid-back resort offering a marina, dining & a pool. - Google
73801 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL 33036
caloosacove.com
(305) 664-8811
Safari Lounge,
73814 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL 33036
facebook.com
(305) 664-8142
5:36 Habanos Oceanfront,
Low-key operation serving classic Cuban cooking with beer & wine in casual, beachfront digs. - Google
73510 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL 33036
sites.google.com
(305) 517-6313
Open now: 11AM–10PM
5:36 Caloosa Cove Marina
73501 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL 33036
truevalue.com
(305) 664-4455
Open now: 8AM–5PM
5:47 Anne's Beach
This dog-friendly beach with shallow water provides free parking & is a popular kiteboarding spot. - Google
Mile Marker 73.5 (O), Islamorada, FL 33036
islamoradachamber.com
(305) 664-6400
6:08 Anne's Beach Entrance
6:14 Exiting Lower Matecumbe Key
6:22 Channel Two
6:43 Exiting Channel #2 and Islamorada, Village of Islands
Islamorada, Village in Florida
Islamorada, a Village of Islands, is an incorporated village in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located on the islands of Tea Table Key, Lower Matecumbe Key, Upper Matecumbe Key, Windley Key and Plantation Key in the Florida Keys. Wikipedia
Area: 7.259 mi², Population: 6,427 (2013), Area code: 305
7:40 Exiting Craig Key
8:38 Leaving Channel #5
9:21 Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority Long Key Pump Station
11:07 Layton Community Baptist Church
128 S Layton Dr, Layton, FL 33001
laytoncommunitybaptist.com
(305) 664-2430
11:12 US Post Office
68340 Overseas Hwy, Layton, FL 33001
usps.com
(305) 664-4112
Open now: 9:45AM–1PM, 1:30–4:15PM
11:15 Haring Insurance Agency, 68300 Overseas Hwy, Layton, FL 33001
Phone: (305) 664-4208
11:18 Layton City Hall
68260 Overseas Hwy, Layton, FL 33001
cityoflayton.com
(305) 664-4667
11:20 Zane Grey Inn
11:30 Kwik Stop Food Store
11:38 Exiting Layton City Limits
11:53 Long Key Transfer Station
12:38 1000 Feet past Long Key State Park
13:20 1 mile past Long Key State Park
14:43 Fishing spot
Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail, Layton, FL 33001
14:25 Leaving Long Key
16:49 Exiting Long Key Channel
17:58 Little Conch Key, Vacancy
18:33 Leaving Conch Key
18:50 Crossed Tom's Harbor Cut
19:16 Duck Key, Hawks Cay Resort
Expedia.com
$197
LastMinuteTravel
$220
Booking.com
$197
priceline.com
$197
Relaxed rooms & villas on a sprawling oceanside site with 5 pools, a spa, tennis courts & a marina. - Google
61 Hawks Cay Blvd, Duck Key, FL 33050
hawkscay.com
(866) 347-2675
Amenities
Free Wi-Fi
Free parking
Outdoor pool
Air-conditioned
Business center
Pet-friendly
Hotel details
Set on the island of Duck Key, this oceanfront resort with a marina is 2.7 miles from the Dolphin Research Center.
The laid-back rooms (most with private balconies and some with sea views) have flat-screen TVs. Villas (with 2 or 3 bedrooms) add kitchens; some have private plunge pools. A daily resort fee covers in-room WiFi.
There's a spa, 5 outdoor pools and a gym, plus tennis courts and a putting green. Dining options include a grill and a relaxed restaurant serving Mediterranean dishes. Activities include swimming with dolphins (fee), fishing, diving and water sports. The resort fee also covers parking and access to leisure facilities.
19:26 Duck Key to the Right
19:32 Left Duck Key
19:50 Left Tom's Harbor Channel
19:58 Fishing Spot
20:35 For Sale or Lease
20:56 Liquid Force Otherside Adventure Park, Wakeboarding, Paddleboarding, Kiteboarding and more
Keys Cable Park
59300 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050
keyscable.com
(305) 414-8245
Open now: 11AM–6PM
21:08 Wake Board Park
21:47 Dolphin Research Center
58901 Overseas Hwy, Grassy Key, FL 33050
dolphins.org
(305) 289-1121
Open now: 9AM–4:30PM
22:30 Casa Del Sol Beach Resort
Casual suites with full kitchens & screened-in balconies, plus a private beach & an outdoor pool. - Google
58182 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050
casadelsolbeachresort.com
22:32 Grassy Key Outpost
3 de 3 Paceo en Kayak hasta Indian Key Historic State Park.
Indian Key State Historic Site is an island within the Florida State Park system located just a few hundred yards southeast of U.S. 1 within the Florida Keys. The island was briefly inhabited in the middle of the 19th century, but is now an uninhabited ghost town.[2] It is frequently visited by tourists, and is the subject of an archaeological project to uncover the historic building foundations.
The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
History[edit]
Some of the survivors of the 19 ships of the 1733 Spanish treasure fleet wrecked in the Florida Keys by a hurricane camped on Indian Key until they were rescued. Beginning in the 18th century, Bahamians and Cubans used Indian Key as a base for fishing, turtling, logging and wrecking. Crews might stay on the island for months at a time, but there were no permanent settlers. In 1821, Florida was transferred from Spain to the United States, and in 1824, two Key West men, Joshua Appleby and a man named Snyder, sent an employee, Silas Fletcher, to open a store on Indian Key. The store was to serve wreckers, settlers and Indians in the upper Keys, and settlement of primarily Bahamian wreckers and turtlers grew up on the island. By 1829, the settlement was large enough to include a dozen women.[3]
Jacob Houseman, a wrecker who was at odds with the established wreckers in Key West, moved to Indian Key in 1830 and began buying property on the island. He soon became the leader of the community and its chief landlord. He made numerous improvements to the island, and it acquired an Inspector of Customs in 1832 and a post office in 1840. In 1836 Houseman persuaded the Territorial Legislative Council to split Dade County off from Monroe County, with the upper and middle Keys in the new county and Indian Key as the temporary county seat.[4]
The Second Seminole War began late in 1835. After the New River Massacre in early 1836, all of the Keys were abandoned, except for Key West and Indian Key. Despite fears of attack and sightings of Indians in the area, the inhabitants of Indian Key stayed to protect their property, and to be close to any wrecks in the upper Keys. The islanders had six cannons and their own small militia company for their defense, and the Navy had established a base on nearby Tea Table Key.[5]
Early in the morning of August 7, 1840, a large party of Indians sneaked onto Indian Key. By chance, one man was up and raised the alarm after spotting the Indians. Most of the 50 to 70 people living on the island were able to escape, but thirteen were killed. The dead included Dr. Henry Perrine, former United States Consul in Campeche, Mexico, who was waiting at Indian Key until it was safe to take up a 36 sq mi (93 km2) grant on the mainland that Congress had awarded to him.[6]
The naval base on Tea Table Key had been stripped of personnel for an operation on the southwest coast of the mainland, leaving only the doctor, his patients, and five sailors under a midshipman to look after them. This small contingent mounted a couple of cannons on barges and tried to attack the Indians on Indian Key. The Indians fired back at the sailors with musket balls loaded in one of the cannons on shore. The recoil of the cannons on the barges broke them loose, sending them into the water, and the sailors had to retreat. The Indians burned the buildings on Indian Key after thoroughly looting it. Abandoned by almost all of its civilian population, Indian Key was taken over by the Navy for the duration of the Second Seminole War.[7]
Indian Key continued to be occupied for a while after the Second Seminole War ended. The 1850 Census found a few families living there, while only two families were left on the island in 1860. In 1856, during the Third Seminole War, the U.S. Army stationed a few men on the island to protect the two remaining families from possible attack by Seminoles. The Keys lost most of their population again during the Civil War, but William Bethel, a wrecker, continued to live on the island from the 1850s until sometime after 1880.[8]