Eric Zamora Photography

Humanity

On September 28, 1896, a hurricane blew apart the original communities spread throughout the Cedar Keys. The largest community was on Atsena Otie Key. After the hurricane, everyone who remained moved their lives a little closer to the mainland and established what is present day Cedar Key. A hundred years after Atsena Otie Key was destroyed, developers attempted to purchase the island and build condos. With so much historical value, and too much risk from the development damaging the fragile environment on which the local economy depended, Atsena Otie was purchased by the state and eventually brought into the Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge. Now this old cemetery, and the ambiance of Atsena Otie, will remain protected.

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On September 28, 1896, a hurricane blew apart the original communities spread throughout the Cedar Keys. The largest community was on Atsena Otie Key. After the hurricane, everyone who remained moved their lives a little closer to the mainland and established what is present day Cedar Key. A hundred years after Atsena Otie Key was destroyed, developers attempted to purchase the island and build condos. With so much historical value, and too much risk from the development damaging the fragile environment on which the local economy depended, Atsena Otie was purchased by the state and eventually brought into the Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge. Now this old cemetery, and the ambiance of Atsena Otie, will remain protected.