In 1836, Indian Key became the first county seat for Dade County.
At the time, the tiny island was the site of a lucrative business that salvaged cargo from shipwrecks in the Florida Keys.
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The virgin tropical hardwood hammock that thrives on this island was once common on most of Florida's Upper Keys.
In 1919, William J. Matheson, a wealthy Miami chemist, bought this tiny island and bu
This underwater preserve features a submerged shipwreck that is perfect for diving and snorkeling.
Part of a Spanish flotilla, the San Pedro was a 287-ton, Dutch-built ship that sank in a hurricane o
Formed of Key Largo limestone, or fossilized coral, this land was sold to the Florida East Coast Railroad, which used the stone to build Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad in the early 1900s.
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