Perky, Florida

Perky is a ghost town in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located in the lower Florida Keys on Lower Sugarloaf Key near mile marker 17 on US 1 (the Overseas Highway).

Perky, Florida
Ghost town
Remains of the bat tower
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Coordinates: 24.649°N 81.572°W / 24.649; -81.572
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Monroe
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

A post office called Perky was established in 1929, and remained in operation until 1942.^[1] The town was named for its founder, R. C. Perky.^[2]

It is the site of the historic Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower built by Richter Clyde Perky in 1929. The tower was destroyed in 2017 by Hurricane Irma,^[3] and the original fishcamp is now a restaurant and lodge.

Geography

It is located at 24.649°N 81.572°W / 24.649; -81.572 with an elevation of 0 feet (0 m).^[4]