Report of the Adjutant-General, for the Biennial Period Ending December 31, 1890, pp. 20-22.
Florida Enrolled Militia, 1884
Report of the Adjutant-General, for the Years 1883 and 1884, p. 15.
Florida Enrolled Militia, 1882
Report of the Adjutant-General, for the Years 1881 and 1882, p. 240.
After Spanish Gold
Reprinted from The Morning News, Savannah, Georgia, August 12, 1894, page 11. AFTER SPANISH GOLD. To Renew the Search for Pirates’ Treasure. Deposits Supposed to Exist in Florida, Near Pensacola—Fate Interrupted a Search—Efforts to Form a Syndicate of Moneyed Men to Renew the Investigation—Capital Needed. From the New York Advertiser….
How DeFuniak Springs Acquired Its Name
By Anna Reardon, Staff Writer, DeFuniak Springs Herald-Breeze, December 28, 1972, Page 1Published by the Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County, Volume XIX, Number 66, Winter 1995, Pages 52-53. The man for whom the town of DeFuniak Springs was named, was a Frenchman, according to his grandson, Colonel William Q. DeFuniak…
Map of Walton County
Source: De Funiak Springs and Walton County, Florida; compiled by Chas. F. Turner; unknown pub. date
Drive-in Theaters in Walton County
Highway 90 Drive-in in DeFuniak Springs Trail Drive-in in DeFuniak Springs Starlite Drive-in in Paxton/Laurel Hill If you have any information about these movie drive-ins, please write to DianeMerkel@cox.net.
Thompson Cemetery
Santa Rosa Beach Destin Log – July 18, 1984 The Florida Bureau of Historic Preservation would like to find the map referenced in this article: If you have information about the map or know where John Andrew Fleury is now, please contact Diane Merkel at DianeMerkel@cox.net.
The Ferries and Bridges Linking Freeport and Point Washington
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…