Note: The following article was compiled from numerous articles published over the years. Please leave a comment or send an email to WaltonCountyHeritage@cox.net if you can correct or clarify this brief history. Thank you! A ferry was established in 1921 that linked Point Washington with the northern communities of Walton…
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Lois Genevieve Maxon
The house at Eden Gardens State Park was built with native yellow pine by William H. Wesley for his wife Katie between 1895 and 1897. It was almost identical to the nearby home of Katie’s parents, Simeon and Louisa Strickland. William Wesley died in 1947, and Katie died in 1953….
William and Katie Wesley
William Henry Wesley (1865-1947) (left) and Katie Maria Strickland (1875-1953) (below) were married in Point Washington on March 30, 1893. Katie’s mother died in 1891, so she was not there to see Rev. J. A. Daly sign the marriage certificate. W. H. and Katie had nine children born between 1894…
A Wesley Wedding in Point Washington
Marie Louise “Mickey” Wesley and Kenneth Robert “Bob” Swinford were married at the Wesley House (now part of Eden Gardens State Park in Point Washington) on December 19, 1938. In this photograph, the bride, wearing a dark top with a corsage, and her groom were flanked by her parents who…