Islamorada in Monroe County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Plantation Key
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 6, 2018
1. Plantation Key Marker
The Spanish name "Island Home" or "Ees la morada" was the name given to the first village on Upper Matecumbe by William Krome, who built Flagler's railway to Key West.
The schooner survived the 1935 Labor Day hurricane but most everything else was destroyed.
Two hurricane proof houses were built by the Red Cross and WPA to replace those washed away. This house survived but the one on the bayside of the highway was destroyed when the entrance and registration building was built at Plantation Yacht Harbor, now Islamorada Founders Park.
Erected by Matecumbe Historical Trust.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 24° 57.574′ N, 80° 34.158′ W. Marker is in Islamorada, Florida, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Oversea Highway (U.S. 1) and Old Oversea
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Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Keys. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Betsy the Lobster - History (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Yateras (about 700 feet away); Indian Wells (approx. 3.2 miles away); Yellow Submarine / Recompression Chamber (approx. 3.8 miles away); British Cannon circa 1600's (approx. 3.8 miles away); Site of Islamorada Railway Station (approx. 4 miles away); Lights of the Florida Keys (approx. 4.2 miles away); Indian Key (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Islamorada.
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 6, 2018
2. Plantation Key Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 750 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
