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Windley Key

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47: 296: 174: 80: 27: 87: 54: 275:. 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. The island was badly damaged during the 256: 32: 324: 1154: 1022: 1027: 992: 356: 46: 1149: 1002: 132: 1017: 79: 521: 1159: 1164: 987: 349: 638: 1098: 997: 799: 477: 276: 1088: 1083: 499: 229: 1048: 1012: 373: 217: 201: 1123: 836: 714: 342: 1073: 769: 754: 536: 531: 511: 241: 1093: 821: 699: 572: 484: 472: 252: 1078: 1068: 1063: 924: 806: 633: 594: 446: 268: 1128: 1058: 774: 727: 722: 611: 577: 411: 233: 1103: 939: 863: 794: 789: 749: 694: 674: 567: 526: 255:, a popular tourist attraction since 1946. It also contains a Florida State Park Service 1108: 1053: 963: 956: 946: 909: 904: 899: 816: 744: 618: 494: 489: 441: 391: 237: 120: 1143: 759: 732: 516: 416: 272: 225: 179: 1118: 1032: 1007: 951: 914: 889: 848: 831: 826: 811: 689: 679: 623: 421: 365: 213: 329: 982: 929: 853: 709: 648: 401: 386: 381: 26: 894: 858: 784: 739: 664: 601: 557: 436: 245: 147: 134: 934: 879: 779: 704: 669: 606: 552: 467: 462: 431: 406: 396: 1113: 884: 843: 764: 684: 643: 628: 589: 584: 562: 426: 309: 919: 221: 191: 338: 334: 236:) crosses it at approximately mile markers 84–85.5, between 271:, the site consisted of two separate islands known as the 1041: 975: 872: 657: 545: 455: 372: 197: 187: 163: 126: 116: 111: 248:as of November 4, 1997, when it was incorporated. 16:Island in the upper Florida Keys, United States 350: 325:Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park 33:Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park 8: 19: 1023:Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge 357: 343: 335: 244:. 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Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park
Windley Key is located in Florida
Windley Key is located in Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
24°57′00″N 80°35′52″W / 24.9500°N 80.5978°W / 24.9500; -80.5978
United States
Florida
Monroe
Florida Keys
Monroe County
Florida
United States
U.S. 1
Overseas Highway
Plantation Key
Upper Matecumbe Key
Islamorada
Theater of the Sea
geological site
Overseas Railroad
Umbrella Keys
1935 Labor Day Hurricane
"Google Maps"
History of Windley Key
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park
A Walk On Windley Key
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