Cedar Key
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Other Name: -, District: Florida, State: South, United States of America
Area: 5.3 km²
Languages Spoken: English
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Cedar Key is a city in Levy County, Florida, United States.Location
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The Cedar Key Historical Society Museum displays memorabilia and artifacts from Cedar Key`s history dating back to the 1800s. Prehistoric and Native American artifacts, the Civil War, the cedar pencil and lumber industries, and the seafood industry including clam aquaculture are highlighted.
Cedar Key Museum State Park houses a comprehensive collection of shells and historical exhibits about the town. The home of Saint Clair Whitman, the founder of the first museum in Cedar Key is located at the park and has been restored to reflect life in the 1920s.
Thirteen offshore islands designated as wilderness areas offer spectacular and rare viewing for birding and wildlife enthusiasts.