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	Cedar Key, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cedar Key is a city located in Levy County, Florida.
		Founded in 1842 as a resort for wealthy planters, Cedar Key became a center for pencil manufacturing when the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company bought huge tracts of land, for 50 cents per acre ($124/km²), in 1855.
		The system, with compressor and fans, was created in Cedar Key to ease the lot of malaria patients.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cedar_Key,_Florida (642 words)

	Onroute Destinations - Cedar Key, Florida
		First there were the keys, a group of 40 small barrier islands sitting in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the mouth of the Waccasassa River and south of the larger Suwanee River which flows from its origins in Georgia's Okeefenokee Swamp to meet the gulf.
		Cedar Key was the second largest city in the state during the 1880s, with the trains bringing hundreds of thousands of tourists.
		East of Cedar Key, in Waccasassa Bay, as far east as Yankeetown (on the gulf), the Waccasassa Bay State Preserve protects the delicate marshes, wooded islands, and mainland forests made up of hardwoods and cypress.
	www.onroute.com /destinations/florida/cedark.html (1388 words)

	Pelican man of Cedar Key puts critters first
		CEDAR KEY, Fla. -- Owen Freeman, a geezer at 59 with a scraggly beard and a minnow net, knows the local pelicans so well that he gives them names.
		Cedar Key is no Aspen by the sea, all tidy and cute with every Victorian house wearing a fresh coat of paint.
		In 1896, a hurricane smacked the Cedar Keys, and the town on Atsena Otie was washed into the sea.
	www.freep.com /features/travel/cedar11_20011111.htm (1164 words)

	Unlocking the charm of Gulf's Cedar Key - Los Angeles Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cedar Key, Fla. — "We came to Cedar Key from Tampa with an Audubon tour," said Connie Crane, an artist staffing the counter at the Cedar Keyhole gallery cooperative.
		Cedar Key is not the sort of place you stumble on.
		Cedar Key's artist-colony ambience is neither as bohemian as Silver Lake nor as upscale as Carmel but somewhere comfortably in between.
	www.latimes.com /travel/la-tr-cedarkey20oct20,0,4987607.story?coll=la-headlines-travel-manual (1727 words)

	Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce Home Pag
		Long admired for its natural beauty and abundant supply of seafood, it is a tranquil village, rich with the almost forgotten history of old Florida.
		Federally protected sanctuaries, the Cedar Keys form a chain of barrier islands ideally suited to a vast range of migratory and shore birds, including the elusive white pelican, roseate spoonbill and bald eagle.
		Cedar Key is a city on a group of islands located 50 miles west of I-75 at Gainesville, Florida, via State Road 24, four miles out into the Gulf of Mexico, accessible by bridges and causeways.
	www.cedarkey.org (351 words)

	About Cedar Key
		Cedar Key is a small fishing village located on Way Key just south of the mouth of the Suwannee River on Florida's west coast.
		Cedar Key High is the smallest public high school in the state of Florida.
		Cedar Key was the major source of pencils for the world at that time.
	www.levy.k12.fl.us /schools/cks/aboutcks.htm (324 words)

	Cedar Key - Florida Ghost Town
		Cedar Key was at one time one of the largest cities in the state of Florida.
		Until 1862, the key was a major shipping port in the hands of the confederates, but in 1862, the Union forces captured it.
		Fishing shack in the gulf at Cedar Key (copyright:Judith Watson)
	www.ghosttowns.com /states/fl/cedarkey.html (132 words)

	Old Fenimore Mill, Cedar Key, Florida USA
		While Cedar Key relieves you from the cares of the world, it is only 50 miles from Gainesville and I-75.
		Cedar Key is part of more than 100 islands, 13 of which are designated federally protected sanctuary, the Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge.
		Cedar Key is a haven for artists and writers, bird watchers and kayakers, fishermen and those just looking to "get away from it all".
	www.fenimoremill.com (405 words)

	The Bed & Breakfast Inns of Cedar Key, FL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Island City of Cedar Key is the 2nd oldest city in Florida.
		Cedar Key was home to (2) pencil manufacturing companies: Eagle Pencil which was located on 3rd and F Streets.
		Today with a population of less than 900 souls, Cedar Key is the largest clam farming community in the US and is a haven for "old Florida" seekers.
	www.go-native.com /Florida/FL.Cedar_Key.shtml (185 words)

	Cedar Keys (Seahorse Key) Lighthouse, Florida at Lighthousefriends.com
		On Astena Otie Key, a supply depot and hospital were established, while Seahorse Key was used as a detention camp for Indians being relocated to the West.
		The Cedar Keys Lighthouse was extinguished at the onset of the war, and in January of 1862, Union forces aboard the USS Hatteras blockaded the keys, ruined the port and rail terminus at Cedar Key, and destroyed all structures of military value at Seahorse Key.
		Cedar Key Island Hopper offers transportation to the island during the open house and at other times.
	www.lighthousefriends.com /light.asp?ID=595 (1150 words)

	Cedar Key Florida Visitor Guide - Travel, Lodging, and Tourism Guide to Florida's CEDAR KEYS Nature Coast
		Some keys are significant in size, such as Way Key, the primary key that the city of Cedar Key is built upon.
		Cedar Key is also known for its excellent fishing and clams.
		Many of Cedar Key's visitors are here for the fishing, whether it's in-shore fishing for trout and redfish or deep sea fishing for cobia and grouper among others.
	www.visitcedarkey.com (397 words)

	Cedar Key Florida Vacations
		The city of Cedar Key is one of the oldest in the state, and probably the best known coastal town on the North Central Florida coast.
		North of Cedar Key lies the fishing village of Steinhatchee, where the pristine surroundings and serenity have been preserved for over a century.
		The cypress and cedar trees along the Steinhatchee River are home to egrets and the calm waters attract many anglers for the catches of trout and redfish.
	www.go-florida.net /cedar-key-florida.htm (290 words)

	The Gulfside Motel, Cedar Key Florida, Florida's Nature Coast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cedar Key is a small, quaint town in a group of little islands, three miles out in the Gulf of Mexico.
		Cedar Key is 55 miles southwest of Gainesville, and Tampa is approximately 150 miles to the south.
		Cedar Key has many nice restaurants for you to sample, and the quaint shops are filled with the original artwork of our local artists.
	www.thegulfsidemotel.com /area.htm (197 words)

	Destination: Cedar Key, Florida
		(CNN) -- An hour's drive southwest of Gainesville, Florida, Cedar Key was once a booming town on the Gulf of Mexico -- the end of a railroad line that spanned the state from Amelia Island's Fernandina Beach to the Gulf.
		The two-lane highway into Cedar Key, Route 24, passes one-story stucco cottages and miles and miles of scrub pine before it finally crosses the backwater marshes and settles inside the city limits, where it dead-ends.
		Surrounded by islands designated as the Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge, the town is hemmed in by wilderness.
	www.cnn.com /TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/9707/cedar.key/index.html (295 words)

	Cedar Key Lighthouse at Seahorse Key
		Cedar Key itself is one of the least populated areas in Florida.
		Because of the war, the railroad to Fernandina was destroyed, and a blockade along the gulf severely limited the use of the port at Cedar Key.
		A vicious hurricane in 1896 wiped out what cedar trees were left in the area and destroyed all the cedar mills.
	www.bansemer.com /florida_lighthouses/cedar_key_lighthouse.htm (852 words)

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		He moved to Cedar Key with his family when he was 8 years old.
		Day was president of the Jaycees in the late 40's and a member of the Cedar Key City Commission and Mayor of Cedar Key several times over the twenty year span thru the 50's and into the 70's.
		As a dedicated charter member of the Cedar Key Lions Club and Chairman of the Building Committee, he was instrumental in seeing the Lions Club Building project completed.
	www.cedarkeynews.com /PrinterFriendly.php?PageID=1041 (255 words)

	Island Hotel, Cedar Key, Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cedar Key is a quiet island community nestled among many tiny keys on the Gulf Coast of Florida.
		Continue for 24 miles, until you have crossed three bridges and are arriving in the outskirts of Cedar Key itself.
		This charming inn in Cedar Key is on theNational Register of Historic Buildings, and is one of Florida's most famous bed and breakfasts.
	www.innsnorthamerica.com /fl/IslandHotel.htm (455 words)

	] Florida Travel Guide - Newsletter - Cedar Key [ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cedar Key Spring Arts Festival - This prestigious outdoorart festival willstart at 9am and close at 5pm on Saturday Sunday, April 17 and 18.
		Cedar Key State Museum - the most complete shell collection ever assembled is on display here.
		Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge - A group of restricted access islands in the Gulf, including an 1850s lighthouse on Florida's highest coastal elevation.
	www.fl-travel.com /newsletter/15-0499/hot.html (315 words)

	Fishing Reports: Cedar Key
		Cedar Key fishers have found plenty of fish stalking shrimp and pinfish on grass flats from three to six feet deep.
		Cedar Key and Wacassassa angers are finding fish around grassy points and shell bars on or around high tide.
		Cedar Key’s Seahorse Reef is still giving up plenty of Spanish mackerel, as well as some impressive trout, bluefish, cobia and sharks.
	www.fishreports.net /fishing/messages/93/311.html (13888 words)

	Cedar Key Bed & Breakfast - Cedar Key, Florida - FL - \| bnblist.com
		Cedar Key Bed and Breakfast, built entirely of native Yellow Pine in 1880, is located in Cedar Key, Florida.
		Cedar Key is where you can chill out in the tropics.
		Cedar Key Bed and Breakfast is a smoke free establishment.
	www.bnblist.com /fl/cedar_key (465 words)

	Historic Town: Cedar Key, Fla - Gulf Coast
		Cedar Key is not your average Florida destination - it is "old Florida" or "original Florida" or better yet, "before Disney" Florida.
		Cedar Key is a fishing village with a tourist trade.
		That and a tiny arts community have turned Cedar Key into an unassuming, low-dough resort that is usually and blessedly overlooked by marauding tourists on their way to see the Mouse and other Florida irritations.
	www.visitcedarkey.com /town.php (1167 words)

	Good Fishing Spots Near Cedar Key
		Seahorse Reef, a 10 mile long sandbar extending offshore in a southwesterly direction from Seahorse Key to the Steel Tower, is the dominant offshore structure in the Cedar Key area.
		Located about 10 miles from the entrance to the Cedar Key Northwest Channel on a heading of about 300 degrees, this is a very large area of flat, rocky "swiss cheese" bottom in 30-35 feet of water interspersed with areas of barren sandy bottom.
		Located about 15 miles south southwest of the entrance to the Cedar Key Main Ship Channel, this is a very large area of flat, rocky "swiss cheese" bottom in 35-45 feet of water interspersed with areas of barren sandy bottom.
	www.afn.org /~gofc/spots-ck.html (1341 words)

	Florida State Parks - CEDAR KEY STATE MUSEUM
		Cedar Key State Museum is located off S.R. 24 on Museum Drive.
		Picturesque Cedar Key on Florida's Gulf Coast was a thriving port city after the completion of the cross-state railroad in 1861 which carried cotton, lumber and turpentine to Fernandina on Florida's Atlantic coast.
		Cedar Key State Museum is open 9-5 Thursday-Monday.
	www.abfla.com /parks/CedarKey/cedarkey.html (152 words)

	VISIT FLORIDA \| Visit Cedar Key & Steinhatchee, Florida
		The rookery at Seahorse Key hosts nesting brown pelicans, egrets, herons and ibis and is off-limits during the nesting season, March through June.
		Cedar Key, which still looks like a frontier town in places, has developed a reputation for its artisan shops and seafood restaurants along Dock Street.
		Cedar Key lies at the end of a long road tethering it to a mainland shore popularly known as the Nature Coast, one of Florida’s most pristine stretches, protected by refuges and jotted with small fishing villages.
	www.visitflorida.com /destinations/area.php/ca=47 (779 words)

	Wild Florida Adventures - A story in the Gainesville Sun Adventures Quarterly - Summer 2000 edition.
		Most of the islands dotting the area are part of the Cedar Key National Wildlife Refuge.
		On a recent trip with Wild Florida dventures we launched four brightly colored kayaks from the beach on the Cedar Key National Wildlife Refuge portion of Shell Mound, located at the end of CR 326.
		Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce - (352) 543-5600 or www.cedarkey.com
	www.wild-florida.com /stories1.shtml (894 words)

	John Muir at Cedar Key Historical Marker - Florida - Geography - John Muir Exhibit (John Muir Education Project, Sierra ...
		He arrived at Cedar Key in October, seven weeks after setting out from Indiana on a "thousand-mile walk to the Gulf." Muir's journal account of the adventure, which was published in 1916, two years after his death, includes interesting glimpses of the quality of life in the post- Civil War South.
		It was while recovering from a bout with malaria in Cedar Key that Muir first expressed his belief that nature was valuable for its own sake, not only because it was useful for man. This principle guided John Muir throughout his life.
		In early 1868, he left Cedar key and eventually settled in California, where he helped establish the Yosemite National Park and, in 1892, the Sierra Club, which became one of our nation's best known environmental organizations.
	www.sierraclub.org /john_muir_exhibit/geography/florida/cedar_key_marker.html (263 words)

	Cedar Key
		At the beginning of the War Between The States the harbor and village of Cedar Keys, Florida were considered as an important asset.
		The harbor was the second largest in the State, next to Key West, with traffic from Havana and New Orleans.
		The two companies of troops stationed at Cedar Keys were sent immediately.
	www.langfordfamilyties.com /cedar.html (462 words)

	GORP - Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
		On the heels of the establishment of a military hospital and depot in 1835 on Atsena Otie Key, one of the largest islands in the group, came Cedar Keys first permanent settlement.
		The victim of unchecked consumption of natural resources, Cedar Keys saw its stands of cedar trees stripped bare, its shellfish running out, and the killing of thousands of palms unable to survive the harvest of their heart buds.
		The decommissioned lighthouse on Seahorse Key is used as a center for marine research and environmental education by the University of Florida.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_nwr/fl_cedar.htm (716 words)

	Cedar Key Bed & Breakfast, Cedar Key, Florida, USA
		The house, built in 1880, is number twenty-three on the Cedar Key historical district walking tours.
		It was built by the Eagle Cedar Mill entirely of native yellow pine as an employee and guest house.
		Capture the gulf breezes and celebrate the unique Cedar Key sunset from your rocking chair on the veranda overlooking the gulf.
	www.innformation.com /fl/cedarkey (453 words)

	Going2florida: Cedar Key Vacation rentals and more (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cedar Key is on Florida's North Gulf Coast.
		In addition to Cedar Key vacation rentals we have Florida travel articles and highlights of each region.
		Perhaps the most important part of a Cedar Key vacation is the vacation rental.
	www.going2florida.com /cedarkey.html (177 words)

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	www.cedarkeybandb.com (122 words)

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