Islamorada in the Florida Keys
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Islamorada, a “Village of Islands,” is a village in
Monroe County in
Florida . It is located on the islands of
Tea Table Key ,
Lower Matecumbe Key ,
Upper Matecumbe Key ,
Windley Key and
Plantation Key in the
Florida Keys . The village has a total population of 6,500.
The name Islamorada (Original meaning: “Island Home” after the Pinder family schooner of that name), newly nicknamed, “The Purple Isle,” came from early Spanish explorers in the area. Its pronunciation has been anglicized to “eye-lah-moh-RA-da.” Islamorada is located approximately 1.5 hours driving time south of Miami and approximately 2 hours driving time northeast of Key West .
Fish art © flickr.com - NOAA Photo Library/Mr. William Folsom/cc-by-2.0
Islamorada was hit almost directly by the
Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 , causing 423 deaths. A memorial, including the ashes of over 300 victims, exists today at Overseas Highway mile marker 82. The village was incorporated on November 4, 1997. Prior to this date, Islamorada was only considered to be on the island of
Upper Matecumbe Key .
Hall of Fame baseball player
Ted Williams began visiting Islamorada in 1943 and for the next 45 years was the island’s most well-known resident. After his retirement from baseball he became the national spokesman for
Sears sporting goods and became renowned for his abilities as a fisherman. Over the decades, he hosted numerous celebrities at his Islamorada house and took them on local fishing trips. Williams’ residency in Islamorada ended in 1988 when he moved to
Hernando, Florida . Williams cited the island’s increased development as his reason for leaving. He reportedly said that he knew it was time to leave when he could no longer make a left turn on to
U.S. Route 1 because of the traffic.
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