Missouri Key is a small island in the lower
Florida Keys.
(or the
Overseas Highway
The Overseas Highway is a highway carrying U.S. Route 1 (US 1) through the Florida Keys to Key West. Large parts of it were built on the former right-of-way of the Overseas Railroad, the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Rail ...
) crosses the key at approximately mile marker 39.5, between
Ohio Key and
Little Duck Key.
The island was named during
Henry Flagler's
Overseas Railroad
The Overseas Railroad (also known as Florida Overseas Railroad, the Overseas Extension, and Flagler's Folly) was an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West, a city located beyond the end of the Florida peninsula. Work on the line ...
construction years by workers from that state.
It is sometimes known locally as Little Grassy Key or Grassy Island.
References
Uninhabited islands of Monroe County, Florida
Islands of the Florida Keys
Islands of Florida
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