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Wakulla Springs Lodge
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Wakulla may refer to: ;Places *Wakulla Beach, Florida *Wakulla County, Florida * Wakulla, North Carolina *The Wakulla River in Florida * Wakulla Springs ;Ships * USS ''Wakulla'' (ID-3147), a United States Navy cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919 * USS ''Wakulla'' (AOG-44), a United States Navy gasoline tanker in commission from 1945 to 1946 ;Other * Wakulla Correctional Institution, a prison southwest of Tallahassee, Florida *Wakulla County Airport in Wakulla County, Florida *Wakulla High School in Crawfordville, Florida * ''Wakulla'' (moth), a moth in the family Pyralidae The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyrali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakulla Beach, Florida
Wakulla Beach is an unincorporated community in Wakulla County, Florida, United States. It is located on the northern shore of Goose Creek Bay, near the Gulf of Mexico. This was a platted town that was supposed to bring tourists and visitors to northern Florida. Only a couple of houses remain. A hotel ruin is also visible, dating to the 1920s. There is no beach per se, a very shallow bay. No amenities at this spot in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, at the end of a very long dirt road. Geography Wakulla Beach is located at (30.10917, -84.25917). History The town was founded in 1915 and developed by Henry Walker Sr. Said to be Florida's first subdivision, it did not bring large numbers of people to reside there. National historic status There is a U.S. National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical signifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakulla County, Florida
Wakulla County is a county located in the Big Bend region in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,764. Its county seat is Crawfordville. Wakulla County is part of the Tallahassee, FL 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 and St. Marks rivers. Narváez determined this was a very suitable spot for a fort. In 1539, Hernando de Soto's expedition passed through ''La Florida'' with a similar route. The Fort San Marcos de Apalache began with a wooden fort in the late 1600s. The vicinity around the fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakulla, North Carolina
Wakulla is a census-designated place (CDP) in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. During the 2010 census, the population was reported to be 105. History Wakulla was settled in 1860 and named by Colonel Peter P. Smith reportedly using a local indigenous name meaning "clear water" in reference to nearby springs. Geography Wakulla is located at (34.729295, -79.220714). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The Wakulla community is generally considered to be located between the roads of Rev. Bill and Doc Henderson, and to extend to Mt. Zion and Beaver Dam Roads, with its center being at Oxendine Elementary School and Cherokee Chapel Holiness Methodist Church. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 150 people living in the CDP. The population density was 177.18 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was: * 86.67% Native American * 12.38% White * 3.81% Hispanic or Latino of any race * 0.95% Afr ... [...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 of ''Guac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakulla Springs
Wakulla Springs is located south of Tallahassee, Florida and east of Crawfordville in Wakulla County, Florida at the crossroads of State Road 61 and State Road 267. It is protected in the Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park. Description Wakulla cave is a branching flow-dominated cave that has developed in the Floridan Aquifer under the Woodville Karst Plain of north Florida. It is classified as a first magnitude spring and a major exposure point for the Floridan Aquifer. The spring forms the Wakulla River which flows to the southeast where it joins the St. Mark's River. After a short the St. Mark's empties into the Gulf of Mexico at Apalachee Bay. History and discovery Scientific interest in the spring began in 1850, when Sarah Smith reported seeing the bones of an ancient mastodon on the bottom. Since that time, scientists have identified the remains of at least nine other extinct mammals that date to the last glacial period, deposited as far as 1,200 feet (36 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Wakulla (ID-3147)
''Wakulla'' was a steam cargo ship built in 1918-1919 by Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company of San Pedro for the United States Shipping Board as part of the wartime shipbuilding program of the Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) to restore the nation's Merchant Marine. SS ''Wakulla'' was a steel-hulled, single-screw cargo vessel built under a contract from the United States Shipping Board (USSB) at Los Angeles, California, by the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. She was launched on 14 January 1918. Acquired by the United States Navy on 22 June 1918 for World War I service, she was given Identification Number (Id. No.) 3147 and commissioned as USS ''Wakulla'' on 26 June 1918 at San Francisco, California, with Lieutenant Commander Albert J. McAlman, USNRF, in command, named for Wakulla County, FL. ''Wakulla'' loaded a capacity cargo of flour and departed for the United States East Coast on 21 July 1918. En route, she underwent repairs at Balboa, Panama, fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Wakulla (AOG-44)
USS ''Wakulla'' (AOG-44) was a ''Mettawee''-class gasoline tanker acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations. The second ship to be named ''Wakulla'', ''AOG-44'' was laid down on 31 October 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2070) at Bayonne, New Jersey, by the East Coast Shipyards, Inc.; launched on 17 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs. J. I. McClain; accepted by the Navy on 15 January 1945; converted to naval use at the builder's yard; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 3 February 1945. Named in honor of Wakulla County, FL. World War II service Following trials in Long Island Sound and shakedown out of Norfolk, Virginia, ''Wakulla'' got underway on 23 March 1945 for the Netherlands West Indies. She loaded a full cargo of diesel oil and high-octane gasoline at Aruba and shaped course westward. Pacific Ocean operations She passed through the Panama Canal from 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakulla Correctional Institution
Wakulla Correctional Institution is a prison located southeast of Tallahassee, Florida. It is located in Wakulla County, and served by the Crawfordville, Florida post office. The attached Wakulla Correctional Institution Annex was established in 2008. It holds another 1,532 inmates at the same security levels. Wakulla Correctional Institution is the location of the Fallen Officer Memorial of the Florida Department of Corrections The Florida Department of Corrections operates state prisons in the U.S. state of Florida. It has its headquarters in Florida's capital of Tallahassee. The Florida Department of Corrections operates the third largest state prison system in the .... The names of the fallen officers are engraved onto the memorial each year during an annual wreath laying ceremony with a portrait of the fallen placed on the wall inside of the adjacent building. References Buildings and structures in Wakulla County, Florida Prisons in Florida 1996 establishme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakulla County Airport
Wakulla County Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Wakulla County, Florida, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Panacea, Florida. This general aviation airport is open to the public, although pilots are required to call ahead to be allowed ground access. Facilities and aircraft Wakulla County Airport covers an area of 15 acres (6 ha) at an elevation of 11 feet (3 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a turf surface measuring 2,590 by 70 feet (789 x 21 m). For the 12-month period ending March 26, 2010, the airport had 5,475 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine and 10% ultralight Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakulla High School
Wakulla High School is the only public four year high school located in Wakulla County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Wakulla County Public Schools network. The Florida Department of Education has labeled Wakulla High School as a "School of Excellence" in their school accountability reports for the years 2020 and 2021. History Wakulla High School opened in 1967. It combined (via desegregation) three former schools: Sopchoppy, Shadeville, and Crawfordville High Schools. The first year had 564 students and taught grades 7-12. Prior to the use of the War Eagle mascot, the school were the "rebels". Career & Technical Education Wakulla High School has many vocational training programs incorporated into the normal school day. Many of these programs lead to industry certification. Currently, WHS offers programs in the areas of auto mechanics, digital design, web development, carpentry, culinary arts, television production, welding, the nursing assisting program which i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakulla (moth)
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Wakulla may refer to: ;Places *Wakulla Beach, Florida *Wakulla County, Florida *Wakulla, North Carolina *The Wakulla River in Florida * Wakulla Springs ;Ships * USS ''Wakulla'' (ID-3147), a United States Navy cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919 * USS ''Wakulla'' (AOG-44), a United States Navy gasoline tanker in commission from 1945 to 1946 ;Other *Wakulla Correctional Institution, a prison southwest of Tallahassee, Florida *Wakulla County Airport in Wakulla County, Florida *Wakulla High School in Crawfordville, Florida * ''Wakulla'' (moth), a moth in the family Pyralidae The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyrali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
