Tuesday, May 20, 2025 / by Lela Ashkarian
Why No Name Key - Has No Name? brought to you By Rapid Permit and Engineering
Why No Name Key Has… No Name? #History #FloridaKeys
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Tucked away in the Lower Florida Keys, just visible from the Spanish Harbor Channel Bridge, lies No Name Key—an island as curious in name as it is in history. Though it spans just over a thousand acres and remains largely undeveloped, No Name Key has played an outsized role in the narrative of Key life beyond Key West. Its name, ironically, has been in use since at least 1849, when surveyor F.H. Gerdes referenced it in his Reconnaissance of the Florida Reef and All the Keys. The phrase “No Name” likely originated from its absence on earlier charts, simply labeled as the island with no name. Yet by the time Gerdes wrote his survey, the label had stuck, and it has remained ever since. No Name Key’s early development included a remarkable milestone: in 1915, it became home to the first school in the Lower Keys outside of Key West. Census data ...
https://youtube.com/shorts/qvzggh1SbNE?si=66XCJhUD1Wc-7oNH
Tucked away in the Lower Florida Keys, just visible from the Spanish Harbor Channel Bridge, lies No Name Key—an island as curious in name as it is in history. Though it spans just over a thousand acres and remains largely undeveloped, No Name Key has played an outsized role in the narrative of Key life beyond Key West. Its name, ironically, has been in use since at least 1849, when surveyor F.H. Gerdes referenced it in his Reconnaissance of the Florida Reef and All the Keys. The phrase “No Name” likely originated from its absence on earlier charts, simply labeled as the island with no name. Yet by the time Gerdes wrote his survey, the label had stuck, and it has remained ever since. No Name Key’s early development included a remarkable milestone: in 1915, it became home to the first school in the Lower Keys outside of Key West. Census data ...
