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Location of Walton County in Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Walton County, Florida. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Walton County, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
The Fort Walton Mound is an archaeological site located in present-day Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States. The large platform mound was built about 850 CE by the Pensacola culture , a local form of the Mississippian culture . [ 3 ]
The Fort Walton Mound is an archaeological site located in present-day Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The large platform mound was built about 850 CE by the Pensacola culture, a local form of the Mississippian culture. Because of its significance, the mound was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964.
The Walton County Heritage Museum is located at 1140 Circle Drive, DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Housed in the former L&N railroad depot, [ 2 ] it is part of the DeFuniak Springs Historic District , which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Crystal River State Archaeological Site is a 61-acre (250,000 m 2) Florida State Park located on the Crystal River and within the Crystal River Preserve State Park.The park is located two miles (3 km) northwest of the city of Crystal River, on Museum Point off U.S. 19/98.
The DeFuniak Springs Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on August 28, 1992) located in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.DeFuniak Springs, originally Lake DeFuniak, was named after Fred DeFuniak, the chief executive of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. [2]
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 August 15, 1786, in Augusta, Georgia, and died March 20, 1859, in Petersburg, Virginia.
The county acquired the property in 1948, and has conducted investigations into the site since then. [6] The site is the southernmost in Florida that exhibits the influence of Mississippian culture. Pottery finds at the site share characteristics with the contemporaneous Fort Walton culture. [6]