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  2. Siesta Key, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Siesta Key is a barrier island off the southwest coast of the U.S. state of Florida, located between Roberts Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.A portion of it lies within the city boundary of Sarasota, but the majority of the key is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County.

  3. Siesta Beach - Wikipedia

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    Siesta Beach Panorama illustrating the expansive width Roll-out mat aids walking. Siesta Beach (sometimes known as Siesta Key Beach) is a beach located on Siesta Key in the U.S. state of Florida. Unlike beaches elsewhere that are made up mostly of pulverized coral, Siesta Beach's sand is 99% quartz, most of which comes from the Appalachian ...

  4. List of islands of Florida - Wikipedia

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    In the lower Florida Keys Shark Key: Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Shell Key: Pinellas Barrier island Siesta Key: 8 square miles (21 km 2) [9] Sarasota Barrier Island Sigsbee Park (Dredgers Key) Monroe Artificial island in the lower Florida Keys Singer Island: Palm Beach Barrier peninsula: Snead Island: 0.75 square miles (1.9 km 2) [10 ...

  5. Turtle Beach (Florida) - Wikipedia

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    Turtle Beach is a public beach located on South Siesta Key in Sarasota, Florida.Turtle Beach is known for the large number of sea turtles that nest on the shore. [1] It has roughly 2,600 feet of beachfront that is accessible to the public as well as camping, picnic areas, [1] [2] and a children's play area.

  6. Frederick Fennell - Wikipedia

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    Frederick Fennell Hall was dedicated in Kofu, Japan on July 17, 1992. On April 4, 2006, the Interlochen Center for the Arts opened up state of the art music and academic libraries, with the music library named in honor and memory of Fennell and his wife, Elizabeth Ludwig Fennell. [9] Fennell died in Siesta Key, Florida. His daughter, Catherine ...

  7. History of Sarasota, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Both Siesta Key locations were determined unsuitable as a beach site because of either the fast currents or a need for dredging. At the Longboat Key and Siesta Key sites significant opposition from local residents in those areas was expected. Longboat Key residents held meetings as a way to protest a Black beach location there and they decided ...

  8. Category:Beaches of Sarasota County, Florida - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 17 December 2016, at 06:19 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  9. Florida State Road 72 - Wikipedia

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    State Road 72 (SR 72) is a state highway in DeSoto and Sarasota County, Florida. It is the most direct route to Siesta Key when traveling west on SR 70 from Arcadia and Fort Pierce. The western terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 41. The road is six lanes wide from US 41 to the Interstate 75 interchange. Immediately east of ...