SVEA: Extraordinary Beautiful Place

SVEA: Extraordinary Beautiful Place

Have you looked at maps of Okaloosa County from the 1900s? Some of the towns and cities like Crestview, Mary Esther, Destin are on there but what about the towns that we never see on current maps, like Fisher, Deerland, Otahite, Newell, Oak Grove, Pineway and even a town called Brick.

Today's episode is about one town near Laurel Hill. It's spelled SVEA. We will get into the founding of this town and of course how to pronounce the name of this town.

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The Chicago Connection: Was Capone in Okaloosa County, Florida?

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Okaloosa Island Pier - Fort Walton Pier

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Crab Island, Destin, Florida - Origin Story

Crab Island, Destin, Florida - Origin Story

Listen to those who remember when Crab Island was an actual island and how it has evolved over the years.

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Thanksgiving in the 1900s in North Florida, Camp Walton, Okaloosa

Thanksgiving in the 1900s in North Florida, Camp Walton, Okaloosa

Thanksgiving in the 1900s in North Florida, Camp Walton, Okaloosa

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Legend of the Lady's Walk at Pirate's Cove, Santa Rosa Sound, Florida

Legend of the Lady's Walk at Pirate's Cove, Santa Rosa Sound, Florida

As you listen, this episode was recorded in the spooky month of October, but this episode is timeless in that it tells of a local ghost story that I have heard many times and in many different version...

30 Okt 202412min

The Vale of Paradise, the Chicago Connection, and the Valparaiso Inn

The Vale of Paradise, the Chicago Connection, and the Valparaiso Inn

Today on Flashback, I want to you to imagine this town, our County with only two or three hotels or inns. Dirt roads abound. A commercial airport has not yet been created. The railroad in the County i...

3 Jul 202431min

FLASHBACK: The Mary and Esther in Mary Esther, Florida - and a Charles Lindbergh story

FLASHBACK: The Mary and Esther in Mary Esther, Florida - and a Charles Lindbergh story

The early settlers of Mary Esther were cattlemen, preachers and hard-working folks who created this quiet bedroom community in Northwest Florida's Panhandle between Pensacola and Destin-Fort Walton Be...

2 Apr 202425min

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