Sugarloaf Bat Tower

The bat tower on sugarloaf key . Built in 1929 to help control the mosquito problem . Story says the bats didn't last a day , some say the flew out over the ocean and drowned , I think the mosquitos ate them …

The Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower, also known as the Perky Bat Tower, is a historic site in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located a mile northwest of U.S. Route 1 on Lower Sugarloaf Key at mile marker 17. On May 13, 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The tower was blown down during Hurricane Irma in 2017.