KEYS HISTORY: SEVERAL MIDDLE KEYS ISLANDS REPORTEDLY GOT THEIR NAMES AFTER TURTLE PENS

KEYS HISTORY: SEVERAL MIDDLE KEYS ISLANDS REPORTEDLY GOT THEIR NAMES AFTER TURTLE PENS

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, kraal is defined as “1) an African and especially a southern African village in which a group of dwellings surrounds a livestock enclosure; 2) an enclosure for animals, especially in southern Africa.” Kraals were used in the Florida Keys to pen turtles. Some can still be seen at the Key West Bight, on the docks at the end of Margaret Street. When turtles were considered a kind of livestock, they were …