Man Key

Earlier name:

Bluff Kay

Broader Terms:

Mule Keys

Geographic Location:

 

Located between Key West and the Marquesas Keys.

References:

 

Bluff Kay on Gauld chart (1846). Gerdes (1849) states (incorrectly) that "Saragold Key (modern Boca Grande) is unknown here; the name is Man Key." Misnamed Woman Key on U.S. Coast Survey charts of 1855 and 1868.

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