In 1970, fishing guide Lancelot Jones and his sister-in-law sold more than 277 Florida island acres to the National Park Service for $1.2 million; Jones kept the right to live in his family home

Stories of historic places often reveal how families built lives, businesses, and communities over generations. The history of the Jones family in the islands that are now part of Biscayne National Park offers an especially notable example of perseverance, entrepreneurship, family heritage, and preservation.

The Jones Family and Porgy Key