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((Short description|Museum and nature center in Florida))
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| location           = 5550 Overseas Highway, [[Marathon, Florida]]
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'''Crane Point Museum and Nature Center''' is a [[nonprofit organization|nonprofit]] [[natural history]] [[museum]] and [[nature center]] located in the City of [[Marathon, Florida|Marathon]] on [[Key Vaca]], in the heart of the [[Florida Keys]] in [[Monroe County, Florida|Monroe County]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. 

The museum sits on a 63-acre parcel of woodland, known as the '''Tropical Crane Point Hammock'''. The stand of hardwoods is a [[Hammock (ecology)|hammock]] which forms an [[ecological island]].

The facility was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2021.<ref>((NRHPweekly))</ref>

The organization's CEO is Charlotte Quinn.<ref name=rickert/>

== Features ==
[[File:Old Vaca station, Crane Point Museum, Marathon, Florida.jpg|thumb|left|Old Vaca train station at the Crane Point Museum]]
Crane Point features several facilities:

* Museum of Natural History of the Florida Keys, exhibits focus on the natural and cultural history of the Keys area, including [[Calusa]] Indians, [[Spain|Spanish]] explorers and other Keys pioneers, [[Pirate|pirates]], a [[diorama]] of a [[coral reef]], [[butterflies]], [[tree snails]], [[sea turtles]], [[Seashell|shells]], [[Key deer]] and local [[tropical fish]]. The museum was established in 1990. The museum is part of the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit, from the [[Smithsonian Institution]]'s [[National Museum of Natural History]], which contains depictions of Keys heritage and landscapes.
* Florida Keys Children's Museum, features two saltwater lagoons and many marine touch tanks that contain native Keys invertebrates and fish, including a [[nurse shark]], as well as an interactive [[pirate]] play area.
[[File:Marathon FL Crane Point Museum Adderley House04.jpg|thumb|George Adderly House, built in 1903]]
* [[George Adderley House]], a [[historic house museum]] that was built by George Adderley, a Bahamian pioneer, in 1903 that still stands on Crane Point's property. The exterior of the house was constructed with [[Tabby (cement)|Tabby]], a concrete-like material made of burned [[conch]] and other shells and sand.
* Marathon Wild Bird Center, a [[Wildlife rehabilitation|rehabilitation]] center for injured and orphaned wild birds. Opened in 1998, the center also offers education programs and research projects. Some recovering birds can be viewed in the outdoor flight cage.
* Nature trails

== History ==
[[File:Marathon FL Crane Point Museum Crane House01.jpg|thumb|left|Crane House]]
Francis and Mary Crane purchased the land in 1949 and built Crane House in 1954.<ref name=rickert/>

In 1976, local citizens formed the Florida Keys Land Trust to preserve the hardwood hammock. The trust incorporated as a nonprofit in 1978,<ref name="cause">((cite web |title=Florida Keys Land and Sea Trust |url=https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/florida-keys-land-and-sea-trust,591867599/ |website=CauseIQ |access-date=17 December 2023))</ref> purchased the land, and saved the area from being developed into private homes and shopping malls. The trust changed its name to Florida Keys Land and Sea Trust.<ref name=cause/>

Crane Point was formerly known as Tropical Crane Point Hammock.<ref name="sherpa">((cite web |title=Marathon |url=http://www.sherpaguides.com/florida/middle_keys/marathon.html |website=Sherpa Guides |access-date=17 December 2023))</ref>

The Crane Point Museum and Nature Center and Adderley House are both part of the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="rickert">((cite news |last1=Rickert |title=Crane Point Joins National Registry of Historic Places |url=https://keysweekly.com/42/crane-point-joins-national-registry-of-historic-places/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=Keys Weekly |date=4 April 2022))</ref> 

== Notes ==
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==References==
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=dBzC52hZyj4C&dq=crane+point+museum&pg=PA297 Insiders' Guide to the Florida Keys and Key West]
* [https://archive.today/20130127202742/http://www.keysnet.com/guide/middle/story/4189.html "Crane Point Museum and Nature Center", Keys Living, May 27, 2008]

==External links and references==
((Commonscat|Crane Point Museum and Nature Center))
* [https://cranepoint.net/ Official site]
* [http://www.marathonwildbirdcenter.org/ Marathon Wild Bird Center]


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[[Category:Museums in Monroe County, Florida]]
[[Category:Environmental organizations based in Florida]]
[[Category:Nature centers in Florida]]
[[Category:Wildlife rehabilitation and conservation centers]]
[[Category:Natural history museums in Florida]]
[[Category:Children's museums in Florida]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in the Florida Keys]]
[[Category:Marathon, Florida]]
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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Florida]]

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