Upper Matecumbe Key is an island in the upper
Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a coral island, coral cay archipelago off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States. They begin at the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami a ...
.
U.S. 1 (or the
Overseas Highway
The Overseas Highway is a highway carrying U.S. Route 1 (US 1) through the Florida Keys to Key West. Large parts of it were built on the former right-of-way of the Overseas Railroad, the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Ra ...
) crosses the key at approximately mile markers 79–83.5, between
Windley Key and
Lower Matecumbe Key.
All of the key is within the Village of
Islamorada as of November 4, 1997, when it was incorporated.
The island lies to the southwest of
Windley Key and to the northeast of
Lower Matecumbe Key.
The history of the names of both this key and
Lower Matecumbe Key are very confusing, as identical names have been used at different times to designate both keys. Upper Matecumbe Key is the original settlement site of
Islamorada. There are several Indian mounds and habitation sites located here.
Education
It is in the
Monroe County School District. It is zoned to Plantation Key Elementary School (K-8) in
Plantation Key.
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References
Islands of the Florida Keys
Islands of Monroe County, Florida
Islands of Florida
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