Totten Key is an island of the upper

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. It is in

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. It is located in southern

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, just west of

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History

It was probably named for General Joseph Totten who was

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for the U.S. Army. In 1848, Totten was in charge of a survey of the Florida coast concentrating on Biscayne Bay, with

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as a subordinate. U.S. Coast Survey chart #68, Florida Reefs, Key Biscayne to Carysfort Reef (1858) has Totten's Key."Key Names" Florida Keys Gazetteer

References

Islands of the Florida Keys Uninhabited islands of Miami-Dade County, Florida Biscayne National Park Islands of Florida {{monroeCountyFL-geo-stub