It was in good cultivation in 1855 [the time of his visit], and was then inhabited by an industrious German, from whom it derived its name'"... referring to Henry Huling Geiger.

Henry expanded his holdings in the area (Boca Chica) through purchase of an adjacent plantation owned by Adolf Santini in 1867.

The same reference, and Federal Census Records, also indicate that Henry was a planter/farmer, woodcutter, and tanner, and that he was assisted by a free black gentleman, Robert Allen, at least two other single men, and at least one slave.

Henry had one child, a son, John Robert Geiger, born out of wedlock, for whom he sought (and was granted) legitimacy through an act of the Florida State Assembly in 1850.

The lack of human traffic and semi-secluded inlets veiled by palms and mangroves are ideal for a peaceful day away from the bustle of Key West only a few kilometers away.