Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-149) and index.
Native Americans at Egmont Key -- Europeans arrive on Florida's Gulf Coast -- Lighthouses and hurricanes -- The Seminole wars and the role of Egmont Key -- Egmont Key in the Civil War -- Three generations of a lighthouse family -- Fort Dade, 1898-present -- The Tampa Bay pilots -- Preserving Egmont Key's wildlife and plants -- Egmont Key today and its future