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 County. The ferry dock in […]
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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. The house sat vacant after […]
John Oliver Rutan
The 1937 Walton High School basketball team members were (front row, left to right): Ed Taylor, Dawson Cawthon, Gerdon Tappan, John Rutan, Jeb Stuart Gaston, (middle row) Woody Wesley, Bob Hatcher, Frank Mzwreck, Earl Wesley, Kenneth Sconiers, Charles Taylor, (back row) Buddy Lowery, coaches Shorty Waites, Grey Wilson, and Ox Clarke. John Oliver Rutan (above, […]
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 and 1912. In addition to […]
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 owned the house, William Henry […]