March 26, 2025 · 5:52 pm
Cudjoe Key is a comparatively small island positioned within the decrease Florida Keys. The 2000 census listed a complete inhabitants of 1,695 everlasting residents.
Its naming spawns two attainable theories, the primary being named for the Joewood tree, a local species which is also called cudjoewood. A extra probably story for the title is obtainable by author John Viele of close by Summerland Key. He believes that Cudjoe, a quite common West African title, was the title of a fugitive slave who lived on the island prior to 1849. Opposite to city legend, it’s NOT named for the 1983 Stephen King horror film Cujo, although I believe the canine actor did stay there! 🙂
Cudjoe Key’s declare to fame imagine it or not is for its BLIMPS, that’s proper, I stated blimps. The US Military activated Cudjoe Key in 1959 to trace missiles touring via the Eglin Gulf Check Vary. At the moment operated by the US Air Drive, the station flies a white radar aerostat blimp identified regionally as “Fats Albert”, which they are saying is used for drug interdiction missions by the DEA.
There, in your subsequent journey to Key West in passing Cudjoe Key you’ll be a bit wiser in Florida Keys historical past. Move alongside which ever naming idea you suppose is correct to your passengers making you the newly well-informed traveler!
The precise signal ‘Cudjoe Drive’ is at Mile Marker 23.0 oceanside turning onto Spanish Most important Drive the place it is going to be the primary road in your proper.