Depot Key-- Part 7: A Storm and a Refuge

Not only did the rise of Tampa as a transportation hub hurt the Cedar Keys (and Depot Key, now named Atsena-Otie Key), but weather activity as well.

On September 29, 1896, a storm with 125 mph winds sent a 10-foot-high surge over the Cedar Keys, killing more than 100.  That essentially ended the town on Atsena Otie.

In 1929, President Herbert Hoover established the Cedar Key National Wildlife Refuge.

--Old B-Runner