Cockroach Key

Coordinates: 27°41′04″N 82°31′19″W / 27.68444°N 82.52194°W / 27.68444; -82.52194
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Cockroach Key
Cockroach Key at sunset
Cockroach Key is located in Florida
Cockroach Key
Cockroach Key is located in the United States
Cockroach Key
LocationHillsborough County, Florida
Nearest cityRuskin
Coordinates27°41′04″N 82°31′19″W / 27.68444°N 82.52194°W / 27.68444; -82.52194
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Builtapproximately 700 AD
NRHP reference No.73000579[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1973

Cockroach Key (also known as the Indian Hill, Indian Key, and Cockroach Key) is a historic site near Ruskin, Florida, United States. It is located south of the Little Manatee River, roughly three miles west of Sun City.[2] On December 4, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#73000579)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Eleven archaeological sites in Hillsborough County, Florida (Cockroach Key) at Florida Environments Online

External links[edit]

Media related to Cockroach Key at Wikimedia Commons