Cabbage Key is a small island located off of Pine Island, Lee County, Florida. The island is about 100 acres and has a few residences on it.
History The island is only accessible by boat, and in the 1940s, schoolchildren living on the island would be picked up by a boat to be taken to school."Lee County Island Children Use Boat To Get To School", The Tampa Tribune (January 2, 1949), p. 14.
The island was named Cabbage Key during this period by residents Larry and Jan Stults."Islands Intrigue Many Buyers; Nudists Barred", Fort Myers News-Press (February 18, 1953), Souvenir Issue, p. 4.
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