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Money Key is a private island and has been owned by the Kyle family since 1972. "No Trespassing" signs were posted in 2013 to stop illegal camping and visitation.
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A March 1962 article in the Key West Citizen reported that "magazine writer Frank Harvey purchased Money Key, where he planned to live."
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by E.R. Adams states that the key received its name because "pirate loot was found there; the actual amount was never revealed."
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is a small island in Monroe County in the unincorporated, Lower
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trees, has sandbars around it, and is a good fishing spot.
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It has appeared in numerous Hollywood movies such as
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Money Key is located in Florida
Money Key is located in Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
24°41′01″N 81°12′56″W / 24.683482°N 81.215454°W / 24.683482; -81.215454
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