Grassy Keys

Earlier name:

Desolation Keys

Dissolution Keys

Geographic Location:

 

Located 2.5 miles north of U.S. Highway 1, northwest of Boca Chica Key.

References:

 

Bache Coast Survey (1861) indicates Dissolution Keys. U.S. Coast Survey Chart of 1868 shows Dissolution Keys. U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Chart no. 169 (1878) shows Desolation Keys. So named on U.S. Coast Survey chart #585, "Key West Harbor & Approaches" (1909).

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