Okaloosa
Baker High School
Baker, FL
The Town of Baker, a stop on the Florida, Alabama and Gulf Railroad, was platted in 1910 and grew up around the timber and turpentine...
Boggy Mill Company Site
Niceville, FL
The Boggy Mill Company incorporated in August 1908.
Brooks School
In 1938, members of Beulah Baptist Church established the only school for Black students in Fort Walton Beach.
Niceville Fire, 1934
Niceville, FL
Niceville Fire of 1934, as reported in local newspapers: “The 200 CCC men formed bucket brigades and in cooperation with the fire crews...
Old Maritime City
Niceville, FL
Niceville was the center of the commercial fishing industry of the Choctawhatchee Bay region, the basis of the community's prosperity.
Old Niceville High School
Niceville, FL
In May 1924, George Nathey conveyed seven acres to the Okaloosa County Board of Public Instruction for a school site.