Perky,_Florida

Perky, Florida

Perky, Florida

Ghost town in Florida, United States

Perky is a ghost town in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located in the lower Florida Keys on Lower Sugarloaf Key near mile marker 17 on US 1 (the Overseas Highway).

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A post office called Perky was established in 1929, and remained in operation until 1942.[1] The town was named for its founder, R. C. Perky.[2]

It is the site of the historic Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower built by Richter Clyde Perky in 1929. The tower was destroyed in 2017 by Hurricane Irma,[3] and the original fishcamp is now a restaurant and lodge.

Geography

It is located at 24.649°N 81.572°W / 24.649; -81.572 with an elevation of 0 feet (0 m).[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Florida woman shot; robbed of $500,000 Gems". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. October 11, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Hurricane Irma Toppled Sugarloaf Key's Historic Bat Tower". Miami New Times. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  4. [4]
    Perky, FL Community Profile

24.649°N 81.572°W / 24.649; -81.572


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