Perky, Florida

Perky, Florida
Ghost town
Remains of the bat tower
Remains of the bat tower
Perky is located in Florida
Perky
Perky
Perky is located in the United States
Perky
Perky
Coordinates: 24°38′56″N 81°34′19″W / 24.649°N 81.572°W / 24.649; -81.572
Country United States
State Florida
County Monroe
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

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).

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.

  1. ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Florida woman shot; robbed of $500,000 Gems". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. October 11, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Hurricane Irma Toppled Sugarloaf Key's Historic Bat Tower". Miami New Times. Retrieved October 7, 2019.