Milligan is an
unincorporated community in
Okaloosa County
Okaloosa County is located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Alabama state line. As of the 2020 census, the population was 211,668. Its county seat is Crestview. Okaloosa County ...
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Florida, United States. Milligan is located at the junction of
U.S. Route 90, (
State Road 10) and
State Road 4, west-southwest of
Crestview.
From June 3, 1915 (when Okaloosa County was formed) until the
Yellow River flooded in 1917, Milligan was the county seat.
Notable people
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Joe Fuller
Joe Robert Fuller is a former cornerback in the National Football League. He played with the San Diego Chargers and the Green Bay Packers. He also played in the Canadian Football League. Fuller was an all-conference player at the University of Nor ...
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NFL
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...
player
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Houston McTear
Houston McTear (February 12, 1957 – November 1, 2015) was an American sprinter, who emerged from desperate poverty in the Florida Panhandle to become an international track star in the mid-1970s.
McTear rated in the top 10 in the 100 meters ...
- World record holder, 100-yard dash
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Maulty Moore
Maulty Moore (born August 12, 1946), is a former professional American football defensive tackle who played for five seasons with the Miami Dolphins, the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Undrafted on graduating Bethune-Cookman C ...
- NFL player
References
Unincorporated communities in Okaloosa County, Florida
Unincorporated communities in Florida
Former county seats in Florida
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