Cedar Key Light, Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge
Facts and practical information
The Cedar Key Light is located on Seahorse Key across the harbor from Cedar Key, Florida. Seahorse Key was the site a watchtower erected in 1801 by followers of William Augustus Bowles, self-designated Director General of the State of Muskogee, an attempt to set up an independent state in the western part of East Florida. The watchtower was destroyed by a Spanish naval force in 1802. Seahorse Key was used as a detention center for Seminoles captured in the Second Seminole War before transfer to the West. At that time the Federal government reserved several of the islands in the Cedar Keys archipelago for military use. ()
Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge
Cedar Key Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Cedar Key Historical Museum, Island Hotel, Cedar Keyhole Artists Co-op Gallery, Cedar Key Museum State Park.