Editing Siesta Key, Florida (section)

==History==
From the 19th century to the early 20th century, Siesta Key was known by a variety of names, including Little Sarasota Key and Sarasota Key.<ref name="SHA">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/articles/the-siesta-key-beach-pavilion/ |title=The Siesta Key Beach Pavilion |website=Sarasota History Alive! |access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref> The first attempts to develop the key were by the Siesta Land Company in 1907, consisting of Harry Higel, Captain Louis Roberts, and E. M. Arbogast. The company platted the northern end of the key as Siesta on the Gulf of Mexico as well as dredged bayous and built docks.

Access to Siesta Key was by boat or ferry until the first bridge connecting it to the mainland was completed in 1917.<ref name="SHA2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/articles/the-siesta-key-beach-pavilion/ |title=Bridges Played a Role in Siesta Key Development |website=Sarasota History Alive! |access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref> The bridge was replaced in 1927 with the addition of a second bridge located on the southern end of the key. The entire key officially was recognized as Siesta Key by 1952.<ref name="SHA" />

On October 9, 2024, [[Hurricane Milton]] made landfall as a [[Category 3 hurricane]] near Siesta Key.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-10 |title=Hurricane Milton live updates: Monster storm makes landfall near Siesta Key, Florida |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/hurricanes/live-blog/hurricane-milton-live-updates-rcna174774 |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>