Indian Key Historic State Park is an
island
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within the
Florida State Park
There are 175 state parks and 9 state trails in the U.S. state of Florida which encompass more than , providing recreational opportunities for both residents and tourists.
Almost half of the state parks have an associated local 501(c)(3) non-pr ...
system, located just a few hundred yards southeast of
U.S. 1 within the
Florida Keys. The island was home to the town of
Indian Key, Florida in the middle of the 19th century but is now an uninhabited
ghost town
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* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
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.
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
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in 1972.
History
* See
Indian Key, Florida
References
*Buker, George E. (1975) ''Swamp Sailors: Riverine Warfare in the Everglades 1835-1842''. Gainesville, Florida:The University Presses of Florida. .
*Knetsch, Joe. (2003) ''Florida's Seminole Wars 1817-1858''. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. .
*Viele, John. (1996) ''The Florida Keys: A History of the Pioneers''. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. .
*Viele, John. (2001) ''The Florida Keys: The Wreckers''. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. .
External links
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