FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Laurel Hill, Florida is home of the Hoboes - Want to know why?
FLASHBACK Okaloosa29 Joulu 2021

FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Laurel Hill, Florida is home of the Hoboes - Want to know why?

Laurel Hill, Florida is home of the Hoboes - Want to know how it got that name?

A unique part of our County is the City of Laurel Hill. Incorporated in 1905, the 3-square-mile Laurel Hill is the county’s oldest city. Laurel Hill is a quiet place, low-key in my opinion and has the feel of happiness that surrounds what you might think of when you think small rural town in America. It sits just a hop and a skip from the Alabama State line along State Road 85 and its one place in the County that will get snow on occasion in the winter. One thing that sticks out to me and probably many outsiders traveling through the town, is the mascot associated with the local school.

Laurel Hill is the home of the Hoboes. I was both surprised and curious about this when I moved to the area in 2005. This isn’t your typical tigers, gators, wildcats kind of mascot. So why the hobos? And what is a hobo?

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