Islamorada in Monroe County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Indian Wells

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, September 9, 2014

1. Indian Wells Marker

Inscription. These wells were surrounded by an Indian village over 1000 years ago. The Spanish used the wells to replace their water supply before crossing to the mother country.

This site was a salvage camp to recover the treasure from the Spanish galleons lost in the 1733 hurricane. Some of those wrecked nearby were the Capitana, Chaves, Herrera, La Florida and Tres Puentes.

The early settlers from the Bahamas used this source of water from the mid 1800s to 1942 when water was pumped from the mainland by the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority.

Erected by Heritage Monument Trail Islamorada.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1733.

Location. 24° 56.226′ N, 80° 36.816′ W. Marker is in Islamorada, Florida, in Monroe County. It is on Overseas Highway (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles north of Park Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Islamorada FL 33036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Keys.

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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Yellow Submarine / Recompression Chamber (approx. 0.6 miles away); British Cannon circa 1600's (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Islamorada Railway Station (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lights of the Florida Keys (approx. 1.1 miles away); Indian Key (approx. 1.1 miles away); Industry in the Florida Keys (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Spanish Treasure Fleets (approx. 1.1 miles away); Early Trade in the Florida Keys (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Islamorada.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, September 9, 2014

2. Indian Wells Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 412 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on February 16, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 28, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.