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Wakulla County, FL
Wakulla County is a County (United States), county located in the Big Bend (Florida), Big Bend region in the North Florida, northern portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 33,764. Its county seat is Crawfordville, Florida, Crawfordville. Wakulla County is part of the Tallahassee, Florida, Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wakulla County has a near-absence of any municipal population, with two small municipalities holding about 3% of the population. The county seat, Crawfordville, is one of only two unincorporated county seats among Florida's 67 counties. History First Spanish period In 1528, Pánfilo de Narváez found his way to what would be Wakulla County from the future Pinellas County, Florida, camping at the confluence of the Wakulla River, Wakulla and St. Marks River, St. Marks rivers. Narváez determined this was a very suitable spot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakulla River
The Wakulla River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 18, 2011 river in Wakulla County, Florida. It carries the outflow from Wakulla Springs, site of the Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, to the St. Marks River north of the Gulf of Mexico. Its drainage basin extends northwest into Leon County, including Munson Slough, and may extend as far north as the Georgia border.Boning, Charles R. 2007. ''Florida's Rivers''. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. The river, due to its clear, clean water, was once used to film underwater scenes during north Florida's cinema boom. Movies filmed in Wakulla Springs and river include several Tarzan movies, starring Johnny Weissmuller, and '' Creature from the Black Lagoon''. Etymology The name ''Wakulla'' is from ''Guacara''. ''Guacara'' is a Spanish phonetic spelling of an original Indian name, and ''Wakulla'' is a Muskhogean pronunciation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |