Sugarloaf Key
Sugarloaf Key is a single island in the lower Florida Keys that forms a loop on the Atlantic Ocean side, giving the illusion of separate islands. Although frequently referred to simply and with technical accuracy as "Sugarloaf Key", this island contains two distinct island communities, known as Lower Sugarloaf Key and Upper Sugarloaf Key. History The name Sugarloaf, is variously attributed as arising from either an Indian mound on the east side of Upper Sugarloaf Key, north of the present highway was said to look like an old-fashioned sugarloaf, loaf of sugar or from the variety of pineapple called "sugarloaf" that was once grown in the area. These pineapples are rarely in commercial use any longer since they are soft and do not travel well. The unincorporated community of Pirates Cove, Florida, Pirates Cove on the island was the location of one of the stations of the Overseas Railroad. Geography The island is somewhat U-shaped, with Upper Sugarloaf Sound and Park Key separating ...
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Sugar Loaf Cay
Sugar Loaf Cay is an island in the Bahamas, located in the district of Central Abaco. At the 2010 census, the island was depopulated. The island provides habitat for the Bahama Nighthawk (''Chordeiles virginianus vicinus''). References

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