- Soldier Key
Soldier Key is an island north of the upper
Florida Keys .It is located in
Biscayne Bay , about midway between theRagged Keys and Cape Florida onKey Biscayne .It was the site of the "Soldier Key Club", ca. 1910. [http://cwis.fcla.edu/edl/SPT--BrowseResources.php?ParentId=844 The Everglades Digital Library]
Earlier names for the island include: "La Parida y su Figulo", "La Parida y su Hijos", "Laurence Key", "Little Soldier Key", "Oswald Island" and "Parida".
Interesting Note: Current charts show a single key at this location, but many early maps & charts show at least two. [http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/00000494.htm "Key Names" Florida Keys Gazetteer]
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