Historic Plaque
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Markerman62
N 24° 53.064 W 080° 41.174
17R E 531691 N 2752184
Located just south of Indian Key Fill on US 1.
Waymark Code: WMXWVZ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2018
Views: 9
Indian Key, an 11 acre island just offshore to the east, played an important part in Florida's history. An Indian village 1500 years ago, it was also the home of pirates roaming the Caribbean, and a ship wrecker's village during the 1820's. The original seat of Dade County in 1836, the village consisted of some thirty houses, a warehouse, wharves, a general store, shops, U.S. Post Office, a hotel with ballroom and bowling alleys. It became the site of the Tropical Plant Company with a nursery on Lower Matecumbe, raising sisal for hemp rope, and mulberry trees used in the silk industry. Indians attacked the island killing Dr. Henry Perrine and five others the night of August 7, 1840. Just over the bridge on Lower Matecumbe stood a large Indian village with fresh water wells used by Spanish fleets going to and from Spain.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: Monroe
Marker Type: Plaque
Sponsored or placed by: The Matacumbe Historical Trust
Website: Not listed
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