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  2. Melody Key - Wikipedia

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    Melody Key. /  24.64083°N 81.45333°W  / 24.64083; -81.45333. Melody Key is a privately owned island in the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida, United States. [1] [2] It is 5.5 acres-wide. [1] As of 2012, it was the world's fifth most expensive island. [1] As of January 2017, the island was listed for sale, at an asking price of $7 ...

  3. Mound Key Archaeological State Park - Wikipedia

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    113 acres (0.46 km 2) Established. August 12, 1970. Governing body. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Mound Key Archaeological State Park is a Florida State Park, located in Estero Bay, near the mouth of the Estero River. One hundred and thirteen of the island's one hundred and twenty-five acres are managed by the park system.

  4. Plantation Key - Wikipedia

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    Administration. United States. State. Florida. County. Monroe. Plantation Key is an island in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located in the upper Florida Keys on U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway ), between Key Largo and Windley Key . All of the key is within the Village of Islamorada as of November 4, 1997, when it was incorporated.

  5. Matchbook - Wikipedia

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    A matchbook is a small paperboard folder (known as a matchcover) enclosing a quantity of matches and having a coarse striking surface on the exterior. The folder is opened to access the matches, which are attached in a comb-like arrangement and must be torn away before use in contrast to a matchbox where the matches are loosely packed in the interior tray.

  6. Marquesas Keys - Wikipedia

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    Marquesas Keys. /  24.57194°N 82.11944°W  / 24.57194; -82.11944. The Marquesas Keys form an uninhabited island group about 20 miles (32 km) west of Key West, four miles (6 km) in diameter, and largely covered by mangrove forest. They are an unincorporated area of Monroe County, Florida and belong to the Lower Keys Census County Division ...

  7. National Register of Historic Places listings in Florida

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    There are more than 1,900 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida. They are distributed through 66 of the state's 67 counties. Of these, 42 are National Historic Landmarks. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted July 26, 2024.[ 1]

  8. 5 garden parties made headlines and history - AOL

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    The 1924 garden party, however, had even greater significance: On June 5, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed legislation allocating over $6 million to build three new military hospitals. An ...

  9. Summerland Key - Wikipedia

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    Summerland Key. / 24.657; -81.441. Summerland Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys [ 2] about 20 miles (32 km) east of Key West; it contains an unincorporated community of Monroe County of the same name. U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) crosses the island at approximately mile markers 24–25.5, between Ramrod Key and Cudjoe Key.