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Unit Name: Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park<br />

Acres: 31.88<br />

Description:<br />

Managing<br />

Agency:<br />

DRP<br />

Current Management Plan<br />

Approved:<br />

Formed <strong>of</strong> Key Largo limestone, fossilized coral, this land was sold to the <strong>Florida</strong> East Coast<br />

Railroad and used as one <strong>of</strong> the quarry sites for stone to build Henry Flagler’s Overseas Railroad in<br />

the early 1900s. Today, visitors can walk along eight-foot-high quarry walls to see cross sections<br />

<strong>of</strong> the ancient coral and learn about the quarry and its operation–an important part <strong>of</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>’s<br />

20th century history. A visitor center and interpretive trails are the public facilities <strong>of</strong> the park.<br />

294<br />

2003

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