Sugarloaf Key bat tower
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| Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower | |
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| (U.S. National Register of Historic Places) | |
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| Location: | Monroe County, Florida |
| Nearest city: | Key West, Florida |
| Built/Founded: | 1929 |
| Added to NRHP: | May 13, 1982 |
| Governing body: | National Register of Historic Places |
The Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower is a historic site on Sugarloaf Key, Florida, United States. It is located a mile northwest of U.S. 1 on Lower Sugarloaf Key at mile marker 17. On May 13, 1982, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
[edit] History
Built in 1929, the tower was put there by a Richter Clyde Perky, a fish lodge owner, to control the mosquito problem in the Lower Keys.[1] However, when the bats were put in, they flew away, never to return.
[edit] References and external links
- Monroe County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
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