Mud Lake Canal
United States historic place in Flamingo, Florida. Added to the National Register in 2006, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Mud Lake Canal is a prehistoric long-distance canoe canal near Flamingo, Florida, U.S. It is located at Cape Sable, in the Everglades National Park. At 3.9 miles (6.3 km), it is the longest of Florida's known prehistoric canals, believed to form a part of a sheltered travel route between the Florida Keys and the Ten Thousand Islands. On September 20, 2006, it was designated a National Historic Landmark and added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
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The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | Cape Sable, Everglades National Park, Flamingo vicinity, FL |
| County | Monroe County |
| Listed | Sep 20, 2006 |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Bear Lake Canal; Bear Lake Archeological District EVER-192/8MO32 |
| Reference number | 06000979 |
| Type of place | canal |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 site |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Cape Sable, Everglades National Park, Flamingo, FL |
| Coordinates | 25.1743° N, 80.9383° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Everglades National Park · 14 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Flamingo Campground 3 miles · Long Pine Key Campground 23 miles |
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Map
Nearby in Monroe County
Public land around it
| Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness ↗Wilderness, National Park Service | Inside the boundary1,296,500 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
Local history books for Monroe County
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Guidebooks to historic places in Florida
- Florida's Museums and Cultural AttractionsMurray D. Laurie and Doris Bardon, 2016Find at Bookshop.org
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
When was Mud Lake Canal listed on the National Register?
Sep 20, 2006. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Can I visit Mud Lake Canal?
Yes. Mud Lake Canal is recorded as open to the public.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Mud Lake Canal?
Cape Sable, Everglades National Park, Flamingo vicinity, Monroe County, Florida. The nearest national park unit is Everglades National Park, 14 miles away.
Source: Everglades National Park
Where is the nomination form for Mud Lake Canal?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near Mud Lake Canal?
Two federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Flamingo Campground, 3 miles away. Long Pine Key Campground is 23 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at Mud Lake Canal?
FCC coverage maps show AT&T 4G LTE at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 06000979. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.