Jew Point

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Jew Point is a headland in Monroe County, Florida. [1]

The waters near Jew Point offer boaters on the Intracoastal Waterway as a place of refuge during bad weather. [2]

The name Jew Point was named after Logan Ermans. [3] Nevertheless, media commentators have questioned the appropriateness of the name. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jew Point
  2. Claiborne, Young (30 June 2006). Cruising the Florida Keys. Pelican Publishing. p. 93. ISBN   978-1-4556-0320-6.
  3. Monmonier, Mark (15 September 2008). From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame. University of Chicago Press. p. 42. ISBN   978-0-226-53464-0.
  4. Palmer, Brian (3 October 2011). "Gringo Gulch, Dago Spring, and Polack Swamp". Slate. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

Coordinates: 25°17′11″N80°19′43″W / 25.28651°N 80.32867°W / 25.28651; -80.32867