Biscayne National Park in southeastern Florida protects 172,971 acres of marine and coastal environments, making it one of the largest marine parks in the National Park System. Ninety-five percent of the park is water, encompassing Biscayne Bay, the northernmost Florida Keys, and a portion of the third-largest barrier reef in the world. Originally established as Biscayne National Monument in 1968 after a citizen-led campaign blocked a proposed industrial seaport, it was redesignated as a national park in 1980. The park preserves mangrove shorelines, the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay, the undeveloped upper Florida Keys, and living coral reefs supporting over 600 species of fish.
📚 Learn More at NPSHistory.com →Biscayne National Park in FL preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff — and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
The administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Marine Debris”, and “emphasizes matters unrelated to the beauty, abundance, or grandeur...”.
Why this matters: The specific language being targeted at Biscayne National Park — including “Marine Debris” — is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
Exhibit describes “Marine Debris” that collects on Biscayne National Park islands which may “emphasizes matters unrelated to the beauty, abundance, or grandeur...”
Biscayne National Park in FL preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff — and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
Among the content targeted: “After his wife, Olive, died from injuries sustained from a fall at Boca Chita in 1939, Honeywell halted his plans to further develop the island” — language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
Why this matters: The specific language being targeted at Biscayne National Park — including “After his wife, Olive, died from injuries sustained from a fall at Boca Chita in 1939, Honeywell hal” — is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
The text of this exhibit which states “After his wife, Olive, died from injuries sustained from a fall at Boca Chita in 1939, Honeywell halted his plans to further develop the island” may not be historically accurate in that there are differing reports on the cause and location of Olive Honeywell's death.
Biscayne National Park in FL preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff — and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
The administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Spite Highway”, and “maligns the Elliott Key property owners who did not build a road out of ‘spite.”.
Why this matters: The specific language being targeted at Biscayne National Park — including “Spite Highway” — is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
These two wayside exhibits mention “Spite Highway” and it has been brought to our attention recently at least one individual believes the name “maligns the Elliott Key property owners who did not build a road out of ‘spite.”
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