Title: Natural moat partially surrounding Paradise Key, Royal Palm State Park, Homestead, Florida, on the edge of the Everglades

Summary: This natural moat, 60 feet wide, partially surrounding Paradise Key, was constructed as a protection against prairie fires. Eventually this region became part of Everglades National Park.

Collection Title: Florida Postcard Collection

Collection No.: ASM0299

Archive: asm02990002060001001.tif

Container: Box No.: 3, Folder Title: Miami.

Coverage Temporal: 1920-1929

Coverage Spatial: Everglades (Fla.)

Physical Description: 1 color postcard

Digital ID: asm02990002060001001

Note: Inscription on verso: "Beautiful Florida series." 96127.

Publisher: Asheville Post Card Co. (Asheville, N.C.); Curt Teich and Co.

Repository: University of Miami. Library. Special Collections

Series: Series: II Florida, A-Z (except Miami Beach)

Subject: Royal Palm State Park (Homestead, Fla.); Wetlands; Parks

Genre: Postcards

Repository: Digital Collections

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Source: From: Natural moat partially surrounding Paradise Key, Royal Palm State Park, Homestead, Florida, on the edge of the Everglades