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Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Site

TIME : 2016/2/18 11:34:14

To get his railroad built across the islands, Henry Flagler had to quarry out some sizable chunks of the Keys. The best evidence of those efforts can be found at this former quarry-cum-state-park. Besides having a mouthful of a name, Windley has leftover quarry machinery scattered along an 8ft former quarry wall. The wall offers a cool (and rare) public peek into the stratum of coral that forms the substrate of the Keys.

Ranger tours are offered at 10am and 2pm Friday to Sunday for $3.