Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center

This city park includes the prehistoric Fort Walton Temple Mound, the Indian Temple Mound Museum, and two early 20th century historic structures. In April 1861, the local Confederate military unit, the Walton Guards, established Camp Walton at the base of ...

Torreya State Park

High bluffs overlooking the Apalachicola River make Torreya one of Florida's most scenic places. The park is named for an extremely rare species of Torreya tree that only grows on the bluffs along the Apalachicola River.

A Confederate battery of ...

St. Luke's Cemetery

This cemetery was the scene of the culmination of the Battle of Marianna on September 27, 1864, when Union troops defeated Confederate forces, consisting mainly of Marianna Home Guard militia, during fighting among the graves.

The adjacent St. Luke's Episcopal ...

Holden House Historical Marker

Erected by the Chipola Historical Trust, this marker is located at the 1850 Holden House. The house was the residence of William E. Anderson who was a brigadier general in the Florida militia before the Civil War.

Captured during the Battle ...

Ely-Criglar House Historical Marker

Erected by the Jackson County Historical Commission, this marker is located at the 1840 Ely-Criglar House. Ely Corner, which adjoined the house, was the scene of the initial fighting in the Battle of Marianna on September 27, 1864, when the ...

Davis-West House-Chipola Historical Trust Museum

Constructed around 1840 for local merchant John Davis, it became the home of Dr. Theophilus West upon his marriage to Davis' widowed daughter in March 1861.

In May 1861, Dr. West enlisted in the 8th Florida Infantry, and in July ...

Cape St. George Lighthouse

Completed in 1852 to replace the earlier 1848 lighthouse destroyed during a hurricane in 1851, the lighthouse was located at the southern tip of what is now Little St. George Island.

At the beginning of the Civil War, Confederate authorities ...

Trinity Episcopal Church-Apalachicola

This church is believed to be one of the first prefabricated buildings in Florida, having been prepared in New York andsent by ship to Apalachicola where it was assembled in 1837.

During the Civil War, it is reported that the ...

Raney House

David Raney, a newly arrived merchant from Virginia, constructed a Federal style house on this site in 1838, and added Greek Revival features to it around 1850. During the Civil War, three of Raney's sons, David, Jr., Edward, and George, ...

Orman House Historic State Park

Using lumber pre-measured and cut at Syracuse, New York and shipped to Florida, businessman Thomas Orman built this house overlooking Scipio Creek and the Apalachicola River in 1838. The House was used for both business and social gatherings.

Having arrived ...