Old Rhodes Key

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Old Rhodes Key is an island north of the upper Florida Keys in Biscayne National Park. It is in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

It is located just north of Broad Creek in the lower part of Biscayne Bay.

[edit] History

Some of the earlier names for this island may have been "Old Road", "Jenyns Island", "Jenning's Island" and "Jenkyns".^[1]

[edit] References

^ "Key Names" Florida Keys Gazetteer

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