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Jew Point is a headland in Monroe County, Florida.

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

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

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.

25°17′11″N 80°19′43″W / 25.28651°N 80.32867°W / 25.28651; -80.32867


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