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LaGrange Bayou
LaGrange Bayou is a bayou located in Walton County, Florida with Freeport, Florida located along its banks. It is fed by Four Mile Creek, Ramsey Branch, and Mallet Bayou. The LaGrange Bayou flows out to the Choctawhatchee Bay Choctawhatchee Bay is a bay in the Emerald Coast region of the Florida Panhandle. The bay, located within Okaloosa and Walton counties, has a surface area of . It is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, connected to it through East Pass (also kn .... References Walton County, Florida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Mile Creek (Walton County, Florida)
Four Mile Creek is a creek located in Walton County, Florida. Freeport, Florida is located along its banks. Its source is located west of Auxiliary Field 11, an unpaved field on Eglin Air Force Base. It is fed by Thomas Branch and Lafayette Creek. Four Mile Creek and Lafayette Creek meet at the Marse Landing at Four Mile Creek, a public access boat ramp located near the port area of Freeport. It then flows into the LaGrange Bayou. The Harry A. Laird Park is located along its banks, near where it is crossed by Florida State Road 20 State Road 20 (SR 20) is a east-to-west route across northern Florida and the Florida Panhandle in the United States. Route description Okaloosa County (Niceville and Bluewater Bay) SR 20 starts at SR 85 in Niceville as John Sims Parkway, .... Name Although it is named Four Mile Creek, according to satellite images, its length is longer than four miles. The exact origin of its name is unclear. A likely origin may be that it received its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choctawhatchee Bay
Choctawhatchee Bay is a bay in the Emerald Coast region of the Florida Panhandle. The bay, located within Okaloosa and Walton counties, has a surface area of . It is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, connected to it through East Pass (also known as Destin Pass). It also connects to Santa Rosa Sound in Fort Walton Beach, Florida to the west and to St. Andrews Bay in Bay County to the east, via the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. East Pass is the only outlet of the bay flowing directly into the Gulf of Mexico. The Choctawhatchee River flows into Choctawhatchee Bay, as do several smaller rivers and streams. The Mid-Bay Bridge crosses the bay, connecting the city of Destin to Niceville, Florida. History The bay was charted by Spanish, French, and English expeditions, The bay appears on some charts as "St. Rose's Bay". Following the Treaty of Moultrie Creek, small bands of Creeks lived on the shores of Choctawhatchee Bay. Military Use As noted in a 1993 Eglin AFB report, Test Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeport, Florida
Freeport is a city in Walton County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 1,787. The 2018 population estimate was 2,472. Geography Freeport is located at . The city is located along U.S. Route 331 and Florida State Road 20. U.S. 331 runs from north to south to the east of the city, leading north to DeFuniak Springs, the Walton County seat, and south to U.S. Route 98 near Santa Rosa Beach. FL-20 runs from west to east through the main part of the city, leading east to Ebro and west to Niceville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.28%) is water. Freeport is situated at the junction of Four Mile Creek and Lafayette Creek, which empty out into LaGrange Bayou, which is connected to the Choctawhatchee Bay. History Freeport is said to have been established c. 1830. The settlement was originally known as Genoa, later Four Mile Landing, and finally F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walton County, Florida
Walton County is located on the Emerald Coast in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida, with its southern border on the Gulf of Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 75,305. Its county seat is DeFuniak Springs. The county is home to the highest natural point in Florida: Britton Hill, at . Walton County is included in the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Walton County was organized by European Americans in 1824. It was named for Colonel George Walton Jr., secretary of the Florida Territory from 1821 to 1826. Walton, the son of George Walton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born 15 August 1786 in Augusta, Georgia, and died 20 March 1859 in Petersburg, Virginia. Between 1763 and 1783 the territory that has since become Walton County was part of the colony of British West Florida. During this time British settlers permanently settled in the area, becoming the first English-speaking people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
