51:
200:
34:
434:
84:
341:
91:
58:
429:
railway crews filled Little Snake Creek, which crossed at a point around today's
Treasure Harbor, the southwest end of Plantation Key was a separate island known as Snake Creek Key. Plantation Key is the site of a number of prehistoric Indian sites and mounds, most of which have been destroyed by
367:
was formerly located towards the northeastern end of the key. Artifacts removed from the mound were dated to A.D. 500 to 700. The mound was leveled in 1958 to allow development of a real estate subdivision.
375:
began settling on
Plantation Key in the middle of the 19th century. Two families were recorded on the key in the 1870 census. Several more families had moved to the key by 1880. the settlers raised
418:
brought new industry to
Plantation Key, however, as the close proximity of the Florida Keys to the Bahamas made the keys, including Plantation Key, convenient landing places for
558:
1426:
1294:
1299:
562:
450:
50:
1264:
628:
352:
1421:
1274:
589:
136:
1289:
83:
793:
430:
development. An early settlement on the oceanside was known as Pearl City for a large conch pearl found by John Lowe.
288:
1431:
501:
1259:
621:
407:
910:
1370:
1269:
1071:
749:
461:
1360:
1355:
771:
255:
20:
1320:
1284:
645:
239:
227:
1395:
1108:
986:
614:
477:
1345:
321:
1041:
1026:
808:
803:
783:
457:
392:
274:
33:
585:
433:
1365:
1093:
971:
844:
756:
744:
437:
406:, which ran the length of Plantation Key, destroyed the agricultural economy of the island. The
1350:
1340:
1335:
1196:
1078:
905:
866:
718:
403:
1400:
1330:
1046:
999:
994:
883:
849:
683:
325:
259:
1375:
1211:
1135:
1066:
1061:
1021:
966:
946:
839:
798:
593:
344:
183:
497:
347:
tree in full bloom on the
Overseas Highway (Mile Marker 88) in Plantation Key, June 2008
1380:
1325:
1235:
1228:
1218:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1088:
1016:
890:
713:
663:
124:
1415:
1031:
1004:
788:
688:
426:
396:
388:
247:
205:
1390:
1304:
1279:
1223:
1186:
1161:
1120:
1103:
1098:
1083:
961:
951:
895:
693:
637:
251:
171:
1254:
1201:
1125:
981:
920:
778:
673:
658:
653:
419:
415:
329:
267:
1166:
1130:
1056:
1011:
936:
873:
829:
708:
521:
340:
19:
This article is about the island. For the former census-designated place, see
545:
303:
290:
151:
138:
1206:
1151:
1051:
976:
941:
878:
824:
739:
734:
703:
678:
668:
533:
465:
380:
317:
263:
1385:
1156:
1115:
1036:
956:
915:
900:
861:
856:
834:
698:
384:
360:
1191:
574:
376:
372:
243:
217:
38:
Plantation Key, as seen from the Snake Creek drawbridge looking north.
364:
356:
414:
at such low prices that the growers in the Keys could not compete.
432:
339:
411:
610:
606:
559:"Elementary Schools: Boca Chica to Ocean Reef/County Line"
332:
by Snake Creek (Mile Marker 85.5) at its
Southwest end.
456:
Plantation Key
Elementary/Middle School (serving the
1313:
1247:
1144:
929:
817:
727:
644:
464:(serving the upper Florida Keys from Islamorada to
223:
213:
189:
177:
167:
130:
120:
115:
277:as of November 4, 1997, when it was incorporated.
16:Island in the upper Florida Keys, United States
622:
8:
26:
1295:Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge
629:
615:
607:
546:http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/00000111.htm
498:"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990"
32:
25:
273:All of the key is within the Village of
1300:Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge
489:
1265:Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
440:at the southern tip of Plantation Key.
90:
57:
328:91.0) at its Northeast end, and from
7:
1275:John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
586:Monroe County Educational Facilities
548:"Key Names" Florida Keys Gazetteer
14:
1427:Islands of Monroe County, Florida
1290:Key West National Wildlife Refuge
468:) are located on Plantation Key.
383:. The pineapples were shipped by
522:Mile Markers in the Florida Keys
351:Plantation Key was inhabited by
198:
89:
82:
56:
49:
410:began shipping pineapples from
1:
563:Monroe County School District
451:Monroe County School District
285:Plantation Key is located at
250:. It is located in the upper
355:at least 1,000 years before
1422:Islands of the Florida Keys
588:- retrieved August 7, 2006
502:United States Census Bureau
1448:
1260:Dry Tortugas National Park
536:- retrieved August 8, 2006
408:Florida East Coast Railway
103:Plantation Key (Caribbean)
18:
534:History of Plantation Key
524:-retrieved August 9, 2006
194:
43:
31:
1371:1935 Labor Day hurricane
1270:National Key Deer Refuge
462:Coral Shores High School
1356:Bahia Honda Rail Bridge
977:Scout (West Summerland)
592:March 21, 2006, at the
316:. It is separated from
21:Plantation Key, Florida
1285:Biscayne National Park
646:Biscayne National Park
441:
438:Snake Creek drawbridge
402:The completion of the
348:
1396:Florida Keys Keynoter
478:Plantation Key Colony
436:
343:
304:24.97583°N 80.55222°W
106:Show map of Caribbean
1346:Jewfish Creek Bridge
371:Immigrants from the
309:24.97583; -80.55222
300: /
152:24.9844°N 80.5611°W
148: /
73:Show map of Florida
28:
1432:Islands of Florida
1366:Theater of the Sea
442:
349:
1409:
1408:
1351:Seven Mile Bridge
1341:Card Sound Bridge
1336:Overseas Railroad
1240:
449:It is within the
404:Overseas Railroad
359:contact with the
233:
232:
157:24.9844; -80.5611
1439:
1401:Key West Citizen
1331:Overseas Highway
1238:
1145:Outlying islands
911:Key Colony Beach
631:
624:
617:
608:
596:
583:
577:
572:
570:
569:
555:
549:
543:
537:
531:
525:
519:
513:
512:
510:
509:
494:
353:Native Americans
315:
314:
312:
311:
310:
305:
301:
298:
297:
296:
293:
260:Overseas Highway
238:is an island in
204:
202:
201:
180:
163:
162:
160:
159:
158:
153:
149:
146:
145:
144:
141:
107:
93:
92:
86:
74:
60:
59:
53:
36:
29:
1447:
1446:
1442:
1441:
1440:
1438:
1437:
1436:
1412:
1411:
1410:
1405:
1376:Hurricane Wilma
1309:
1243:
1140:
1042:Lower Sugarloaf
925:
813:
804:Lower Matecumbe
784:Upper Matecumbe
723:
640:
635:
605:
600:
599:
594:Wayback Machine
584:
580:
567:
565:
557:
556:
552:
544:
540:
532:
528:
520:
516:
507:
505:
496:
495:
491:
486:
474:
447:
345:Royal Poinciana
338:
322:Tavernier Creek
308:
306:
302:
299:
294:
291:
289:
287:
286:
283:
209:
199:
197:
184:Florida Straits
178:
156:
154:
150:
147:
142:
139:
137:
135:
134:
111:
110:
109:
108:
105:
104:
101:
100:
99:
98:
94:
77:
76:
75:
72:
71:
68:
67:
66:
65:
61:
39:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1445:
1443:
1435:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1414:
1413:
1407:
1406:
1404:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1381:Hurricane Irma
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1361:Fort Jefferson
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1326:Conch Republic
1323:
1317:
1315:
1311:
1310:
1308:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1251:
1249:
1245:
1244:
1242:
1241:
1236:Tortugas Banks
1233:
1232:
1231:
1229:Loggerhead Key
1221:
1219:Marquesas Keys
1216:
1215:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1148:
1146:
1142:
1141:
1139:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1112:
1111:
1106:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1075:
1074:
1069:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1008:
1007:
1002:
997:
989:
984:
979:
974:
972:Spanish Harbor
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
933:
931:
927:
926:
924:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
887:
886:
876:
871:
870:
869:
864:
854:
853:
852:
842:
837:
832:
827:
821:
819:
815:
814:
812:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
775:
774:
769:
759:
754:
753:
752:
747:
742:
731:
729:
725:
724:
722:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
650:
648:
642:
641:
636:
634:
633:
626:
619:
611:
604:
603:External links
601:
598:
597:
578:
550:
538:
526:
514:
488:
487:
485:
482:
481:
480:
473:
470:
446:
443:
391:ports such as
337:
334:
282:
279:
236:Plantation Key
231:
230:
225:
221:
220:
215:
211:
210:
195:
192:
191:
190:Administration
187:
186:
181:
175:
174:
169:
165:
164:
132:
128:
127:
125:Gulf of Mexico
122:
118:
117:
113:
112:
102:
97:Plantation Key
96:
95:
88:
87:
81:
80:
79:
78:
70:Plantation Key
69:
64:Plantation Key
63:
62:
55:
54:
48:
47:
46:
45:
44:
41:
40:
37:
27:Plantation Key
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1444:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1419:
1417:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1321:Monroe County
1319:
1318:
1316:
1312:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1252:
1250:
1246:
1237:
1234:
1230:
1227:
1226:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1197:Little Mullet
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1154:
1153:
1150:
1149:
1147:
1143:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1101:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1079:East Rockland
1077:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1064:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
992:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
934:
932:
928:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
885:
882:
881:
880:
877:
875:
872:
868:
865:
863:
860:
859:
858:
855:
851:
848:
847:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
822:
820:
816:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
773:
770:
768:
765:
764:
763:
760:
758:
755:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
737:
736:
733:
732:
730:
726:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
684:Caesar's Rock
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
651:
649:
647:
643:
639:
632:
627:
625:
620:
618:
613:
612:
609:
602:
595:
591:
587:
582:
579:
576:
564:
560:
554:
551:
547:
542:
539:
535:
530:
527:
523:
518:
515:
503:
499:
493:
490:
483:
479:
476:
475:
471:
469:
467:
463:
459:
454:
452:
444:
439:
435:
431:
428:
423:
421:
417:
413:
409:
405:
400:
398:
397:New York City
394:
390:
386:
382:
378:
374:
369:
366:
362:
358:
354:
346:
342:
335:
333:
331:
327:
323:
319:
313:
280:
278:
276:
271:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
248:United States
245:
241:
240:Monroe County
237:
229:
226:
222:
219:
216:
212:
208:
207:
206:United States
193:
188:
185:
182:
176:
173:
170:
166:
161:
133:
129:
126:
123:
119:
114:
85:
52:
42:
35:
30:
22:
1391:Key lime pie
1314:Other topics
1305:Florida Reef
1280:Biscayne Bay
1224:Dry Tortugas
1099:Stock Island
766:
761:
638:Florida Keys
581:
566:. Retrieved
553:
541:
529:
517:
506:. Retrieved
504:. 2011-02-12
492:
455:
448:
424:
401:
387:to northern
370:
350:
284:
272:
252:Florida Keys
235:
234:
196:
172:Florida Keys
1255:Florida Bay
1239:(submerged)
1212:Boca Grande
1062:Big Coppitt
1047:Saddlebunch
1022:Knockemdown
967:Bahia Honda
947:Little Duck
818:Middle keys
799:Lignumvitae
575:Linked from
425:Before the
420:bootleggers
416:Prohibition
330:Windley Key
326:Mile Marker
307: /
268:Windley Key
262:), between
179:Adjacent to
168:Archipelago
155: /
131:Coordinates
1416:Categories
1182:Barracouta
1177:Big Mullet
1172:Joe Ingram
1089:Boca Chica
1017:Summerland
930:Lower keys
891:Long Point
809:Islamorada
772:former CDP
762:Plantation
728:Upper keys
714:Old Rhodes
664:Boca Chita
568:2022-08-01
508:2011-04-23
484:References
460:area) and
458:Islamorada
381:pineapples
363:. A large
295:80°33′08″W
292:24°58′33″N
275:Islamorada
143:80°33′40″W
140:24°59′04″N
1152:Mule Keys
1032:Sugarloaf
789:Tea Table
757:Tavernier
735:Key Largo
466:Key Largo
393:Baltimore
318:Key Largo
281:Geography
264:Key Largo
116:Geography
1386:Key Deer
1187:Cottrell
1162:Crawfish
1136:Wisteria
1116:Key West
1084:Rockland
987:Big Pine
962:Sunshine
952:Missouri
906:Marathon
896:Fat Deer
857:Duck Key
719:Islandia
590:Archived
472:See also
385:schooner
377:coconuts
361:Americas
357:European
258:(or the
121:Location
1202:Ballast
1126:Fleming
1121:Sigsbee
1094:Raccoon
982:No Name
921:Knights
779:Windley
694:Rubicon
674:Elliott
654:Soldier
445:Schools
427:Flagler
373:Bahamas
336:History
244:Florida
218:Florida
1167:Archer
1131:Sunset
1104:Island
1067:Island
1057:Geiger
1027:Cudjoe
1012:Ramrod
1000:Middle
995:Little
991:Torch
937:Pigeon
884:Little
874:Grassy
862:Island
850:Little
840:Layton
830:Fiesta
794:Indian
767:Island
740:Island
709:Totten
689:Meig's
659:Ragged
256:U.S. 1
228:Monroe
224:County
203:
1248:Areas
1207:Woman
1052:Shark
942:Money
879:Crawl
845:Conch
825:Craig
750:North
704:Porgy
679:Adams
669:Sands
389:U. S.
365:mound
214:State
1157:Mule
1037:Park
957:Ohio
916:Boot
901:Vaca
835:Long
699:Reid
412:Cuba
395:and
379:and
266:and
1192:Man
1109:CDP
1072:CDP
1005:Big
867:CDP
745:CDP
320:by
254:on
1418::
573:-
561:.
500:.
453:.
422:.
399:.
270:.
246:,
242:,
630:e
623:t
616:v
571:.
511:.
324:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
