Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 5 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1921.
“The Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower, also known as the Perky Bat Tower, was a historic site in Monroe County, Florida, United States. Route 1 on Lower Sugarloaf Key at mile marker 17.”
Wikipedia article Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for Monroe County · listed in 1982 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 68 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Bat Tower-Sugarloaf Key between 1993 and 2010, burning about 19 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 May 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | National Key Deer Refuge | THUNDERSTRUCK |
| 5 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 May 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 May 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BIG PINE NON-AUTH BURN |
| 14 May 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | National Key Deer Refuge | ANOTHER1 |
| 11 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | National Key Deer Refuge | CAR FIRE |
| 6 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bat Tower-Sugarloaf Key: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarmac-Florida - Cudjoe Key | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002377 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Monroe County | All 50 listed properties in this county. |
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