LOCAL LORE Little Palm Island Resort & Spa, is a four-acre island located three miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean and 28 miles east of the historic town of Key West. Sitting at the entrance to Newfound Harbor, the fast running tides help to create a unique white sandy beach and deep water dockage. Over 250 Jamaican Tall coconut palms, planted 65 years ago by its first inhabitant, Newton Munson, grace its shoreline profile. State Senator, John Spottswood bought the Island when he was sheriff of Monroe County. Close friend, President Harry Truman and his wife spent much time on Little Palm Island. Through Truman, many notables, such as John Foster Dulles and Admiral Bull Halsey, have visited the Island. In 1962, Warner Brothers selected Little Palm Island because of its South Pacific appearance, as the location for the film PT-109 . The story was of John F. Kennedy’s war exploits. The president visited the island to watch the picture in progress.
In 1986 the Island was bought by a limited partnership and in 1988 Little Palm Island opened as a resort.
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Little Palm Island Resort & Spa 28500 Overseas Highway Little Torch Key, FL, 33042 Direct: 305-684-8341 Reservations: 888-413-0560
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