Money Key is a small island in Monroe County in the unincorporated, Lower

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(not to be confused with Little Money Key or Melody/Mystery Key). It is located in the

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between

Little Duck Key Little Duck Key is a small island in the lower Florida Keys. U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) crosses the key at approximately mile marker 40, just west of the Seven Mile Bridge. The west end of the bridge terminates on this island. The islan ...

(formerly known as "Big Money Key") and Pigeon Key.

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(a/k/a the Overseas Highway) passes the key at approximately Mile Marker 42 (the island lies about south of the Seven Mile Bridge). There is no road access to the island. A July 27, 1969 article in the

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by E.R. Adams states that the key received its name because "pirate loot was found there; the actual amount was never revealed."Florida Keys Gazetteer
A March 1962 article in the Key West Citizen reported that "magazine writer Frank Harvey purchased Money Key, where he planned to live." It has appeared in numerous Hollywood movies such as ''

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'' (1989), ''

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'' (1994), ''

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'' (2003) and '' Mission: Impossible III'' (2006). Also a high-profile Lincoln automobile commercial in 2017. The island has a small beach, many

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trees, has sandbars around it, and is a good fishing spot. Money Key is a private island and has been owned by the Kyle family since 1972. "No Trespassing" signs were posted in 2013 to stop illegal camping and visitation.

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Islands of the Florida Keys Uninhabited islands of Monroe County, Florida Beaches of Monroe County, Florida Beaches of Florida Islands of Florida Private islands of Florida {{monroeCountyFL-geo-stub