Indian Key Historic State Park | |
![]() Aerial view of the island | |
Nearest city | Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida |
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Coordinates | 24°53′17″N80°41′40″W / 24.88806°N 80.69444°W /24.88806; -80.69444 |
Built | 1825 |
NRHP reference No. | 72000342[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 19, 1972 |
Indian Key Historic State Park is anisland within theFlorida State Park system, located just a few hundred yards southeast ofU.S. 1 within theFlorida Keys off theHawk Channel passage. The island was home to the town ofIndian Key, Florida, in the middle of the 19th century but is now an uninhabitedghost town.[2] It is frequently visited by tourists and is the subject of anarchaeological project to uncover the historic building foundations.
The park was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]