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Historical Markers in Walton County, Florida

 
Clickable Map of Walton County, Florida and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Walton County, FL (14) Bay County, FL (19) Holmes County, FL (4) Okaloosa County, FL (151) Washington County, FL (10) Covington County, AL (17) Geneva County, AL (7)  WaltonCounty(14) Walton County (14)  BayCounty(19) Bay County (19)  HolmesCounty(4) Holmes County (4)  OkaloosaCounty(151) Okaloosa County (151)  WashingtonCounty(10) Washington County (10)  CovingtonCountyAlabama(17) Covington County (17)  GenevaCounty(7) Geneva County (7)
DeFuniak Springs is the county seat for Walton County
Adjacent to Walton County, Florida
      Bay County (19)  
      Holmes County (4)  
      Okaloosa County (151)  
      Washington County (10)  
      Covington County, Alabama (17)  
      Geneva County, Alabama (7)  
 
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1 Florida, Walton County, DeFuniak Springs — F-741 — Cosson Family Tragedy
On Cosson Road, 1 mile west of Coy Burgess Loop, on the right when traveling west.
In 1936, James Marvin Cosson Sr. moved his family to this location about one-half mile east of the Eglin Army Airfield to have more land to farm and to provide for his wife, Annie Bell Cosson, and their four children. During World War II, Eglin . . . Map (db m73290) HM
2 Florida, Walton County, DeFuniak Springs — F-622 — Euchee Valley Presbyterian Church And Cemetery
On County Highway 183 (County Road 183) at County Road 280, on the right when traveling west on County Highway 183.
This is the site of one of Florida’s oldest organized Presbyterian Church which was the largest Presbyterian Church in Florida until 1885. On May 27, 1827, the Reverend Murdoch Murphy of the Alabama Synod presided with one Elder, Donald McLean, Sr., . . . Map (db m54796) HM
3 Florida, Walton County, DeFuniak Springs — F-567 — Eucheeanna Community1st County Seat for Walton County — 1828-1885 —
On McKinnon Bridge Rd at Red Hill Road, on the left when traveling south on McKinnon Bridge Rd.
Eucheeanna, the first Scottish settlement in territorial Florida, was named in honor of the Euchee Indians. Tradition holds that the first slave child was born in the settlement. Eucheeanna consisted of a school, court house, jail, Masonic and Odd . . . Map (db m73291) HM
4 Florida, Walton County, DeFuniak Springs — F-307 — Florida Education Association: The Beginning
On Circle Drive at West Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Circle Drive.
Florida teachers and administrators numbering 700 met here in Chautauqua Hall for a "teachers institute" called the Florida Chautauqua. The meeting was called to order by J.A. Graham, City Superintendent of Schools, Key West, at 12:30 p.m., on . . . Map (db m83080) HM
5 Florida, Walton County, DeFuniak Springs — F-147 — Florida's First Confederate Monument
On Nelson Avenue (U.S. 90) at 6th Street, on the left when traveling east on Nelson Avenue.
Shortly after the Civil War, the women of Walton County organized a "Ladies' Memorial Association," with Jeannett I. McKinnon as president, to erect a marble monument honoring Walton County's Confederate dead. The Association raised $250, and the . . . Map (db m39774) HM
6 Florida, Walton County, DeFuniak Springs — F-377 — The Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhood
On Circle Drive at West Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Circle Drive.
The original Chautauqua Institution was founded in 1874 on Lake Chautauqua in western New York state as a vacation school for Sunday school teachers. The idea of providing a retreat for improving religious and secular education for the general . . . Map (db m39773) HM
7 Florida, Walton County, DeFuniak Springs — Walton County Confederate Monument
On Nelson Avenue (U.S. 90) east of 6th Street, on the left when traveling east.
To the memory of the Confederate Dead of Walton Co. Florida. Erected by the Ladies of the Walton County Female Memorial Association. Southwest face Angus D. McLean, Col., 6th Fla. Vols. Murdoch M. Gillis, Capt. 6th Fla. Vols. Daniel D. . . . Map (db m39775) HM
8 Florida, Walton County, DeFuniak Springs — F-267 — Walton-DeFuniak Library
On Circle Drive at Live Oak Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Circle Drive.
The Walton-DeFuniak Library opened during the first decade of the existence of the town of DeFuniak Springs. This community originated in the early 1880's as a station on the new Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad. The town was named for Frederick de . . . Map (db m60246) HM
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9 Florida, Walton County, Eglin Air Force Base — Doolittle Raiders
On Bob Sikes Road (State Road 280) 2.5 miles east of Road 285, on the right when traveling east.
The Doolittle Raid, U.S. Army Special Mission No. 1 of World War II, was a daring one-way mission of 16 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers with 80 aircrew, commanded by Lt Col James "Jimmy" Doolittle to carry out America's first offensive attack on . . . Map (db m78745) HM
10 Florida, Walton County, Freeport — Freeport Masonic Hall
On Madison Street at North Street on Madison Street.
Herman Lodge No. 108 F.&A.M. was chartered January 16, 1889 in DeFuniak Springs and originally met in a structure in the area of Freeport known as "Tucker Town". On June 19, 1901, the lodge building burned down and was replaced with this structure . . . Map (db m110447) HM
11 Florida, Walton County, Ponce de Leon — F-623 — Knox Hill Academy1848
On Knox Hill Road at Pulsey Hill Road, on the right when traveling north on Knox Hill Road.
The Knox Hill Academy, a boarding school, was founded in 1848 by the Rev. John Newton (April 22, 1814 – Nov. 21, 1871), who was also the head master and a Presbyterian minister. It was first located near a spring northeast of the Morrison . . . Map (db m54795) HM
12 Florida, Walton County, Santa Rosa Beach — F-172 — Eden
“Who loves a garden, still his ‘Eden’ keeps.” Amos Bronson Alcott The estate was bought in 1963 by Lois Genevieve Maxon, who planned the gardens which enhance the lovely natural setting and restored the mansion in antebellum style. . . . Map (db m41134) HM
13 Florida, Walton County, Santa Rosa Beach — F-795 — Gulf Cemetery
On County Road 393, 1.4 miles south of U.S. 98, on the right when traveling south.
Gulf Cemetery was established circa 1910 when the town of Santa Rosa was established on Hogtown Bayou. The town's first families began to bury their loved ones at this site, the area's highest elevation with a view of the Gulf of Mexico. The . . . Map (db m78730) HM
14 Florida, Walton County, Westville — F-621 — Alford’s Mill
On Oak Grove Road at Alford Road, on the right when traveling east on Oak Grove Road.
Near this location, Marion Alford established in 1864 a water-powered grist mill that became the focal point of a small farming community that developed in this area of north Walton County. Archaeological remains of the mill dam and foundations . . . Map (db m54797) HM
 
 
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Apr. 18, 2024