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Okaloosa County is a county • Santa Rosa County, located in the northwestern Florida - west portion of the U.S. state • Escambia County, of Florida, extending from Alabama - northwest the Gulf of Mexico to the Alabama state line. As of the National protected areas 2010 census, the population • Choctawhatchee was 180,822. Its county seat is National Forest (part) Crestview. • Gulf Islands National Okaloosa County is included Seashore (part) in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Demographics Statistical Area. Historical population History Okaloosa County was created by an act passed June 3, 1915. Okaloosa is a Choctaw word meaning “black water”. “Oka” means water, and “lusa” is black in the Choctaw language. Geography
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Pop. %± 9,360 — 9,897 5.7% 12,900 30.3% 27,533 113.4% 61,175 122.2% 88,187 44.2% 109,920 24.6% 143,776 30.8% 170,498 18.6% 180,822 6.1% Est. 2013 193,811 7.2% U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
As of the census of 2000, there were 170,498 people, 66,269 households, and 46,520 families residing in the county. The population density was 182 people per square mile (70/km²). There were 78,593 housing units at an average density of 84 per square mile (32/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.41% White, 9.10% Black or African American, 0.60% Native American, 2.47% Adjacent counties Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, Covington County, 1.33% from other races, and Alabama - north 2.96% from two or more races. Walton County, Florida 4.28% of the population were - east Hispanic or Latino of any race.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,082 square miles (2,800 km2), of which 930 square miles (2,400 km2) is land and 152 square miles (390 km2) (14.0%) is water. Fort Walton Beach and three United States Air Force bases, (Duke Field in the North and Eglin AFB and Hurlburt Field are in the south).
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There were 66,269 households out of which 33.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were married couples living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94. In the county the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $41,474, and the median income for a family was $47,711. Males had a median income of $30,977 versus $21,961 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,918. About 6.60% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.70% of those under age 18 and 6.50% of those age 65 or over.
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Fort Walton Beach • Laurel Hill • Mary Esther • Niceville • Valparaiso
Robert L.F. Sikes Library Towns • Destin Library • Cinco Bayou • Fort Walton Beach • Shalimar Library • Mary Esther Public U n i n c o r p o r a t e d Library communities • Niceville Library • Valparaiso Community • Baker Library • Blackman • Campton Transportation • Deerland • Eglin AFB Okaloosa County Transit • Escambia Farms operates bus service in the • Garden City county. • Holt • Lake Lorraine Politics • Milligan Okaloosa County is one of the • Ocean City most conservative counties in • Okaloosa Island Florida. Incumbent George W. • Seminole Bush won the county in 2004 • Svea with 78% of the popular vote • Wright and in 2008 the Republican • Whynn Haven Beach candidate John McCain polled • florosa 72%. • Villa Tasso • Timpoochee Presidential elections results •
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second-most of any city in the state of Florida, next to Fort Walton Beach with 69 inches. The town was once known as “the icebox of Florida”, due to it having the coldest winters in the state. Today it goes by a more popular nickname as the “Hub City” of Northwest Florida. Crestview is one of Florida’s fastest growing cities, residential developments, shopping, and land area to grow. It has, as of July 2007, become the largest city in Okaloosa County. In 2007, George Whitehurst, who had been mayor for nearly 20 years, resigned, leading to the election of David Cadle. Cadle had recently retired as the long-time director of the Crestview High School band, The Big Red Machine. As part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure round, Crestview will experience further population growth as the U.S. Army’s 7th Special Forces Group relocates from Fort Bragg, North Carolina to a newly built cantonment facility on the northern end of the Eglin Air Force Base reservation, approximately six miles south of the city.
With an elevation of 235 feet (72 m) above sea level, it is one Crestview is a principal of the highest points in the state; city of the Fort Walton it receives 65 inches (1,700 Beach-Crestview-Destin mm) of rainfall annually, the Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Etymology Crestview’s name was chosen because of its location on the peak of a long woodland range between the Yellow and Shoal rivers which flow almost parallel on the east and west side of the city. History Crestview was largely an outgrowth of the coming of railroad service to the west Panhandle of Florida. The Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad Company, chartered in 1881, opened its line between Pensacola and Apalachicola in January 1883. Soon two express passenger trains, the Atlantic Express and the Gulf Express, and a local accommodation train that stopped everywhere, were in daily operation. The expresses took about six hours to make the run, the local, thirteen hours. When the railroad company was unable to cover the interest owed bondholders, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad covered the shortfalls until 1885, and then foreclosed, merging the route into their system as the L & N’s Pensacola and Atlantic Division. In 1894, sawmill operator W. B. Wright opened the 26-mile (42 km) Yellow River Railroad between Crestview and Florala, Alabama via Auburn,
Campton, and Laurel Hill. The L & N supplied the line with freight cars, and in 1906, purchased the operation, as the Yellow River Branch. This line, without any major shippers on it to make it profitable, was used for freight car storage for a time in the early 1980s and then was abandoned with 25.3 miles of the route lifted after May 1985, although the right of way still exists, with some portions paved as local streets.
airfields. A fleet of trucks were operated round the clock to offload an estimated 180 car loads of petroleum product for the task.
A modern bus terminal served by the Greyhound Lines’ Jacksonville-Los Angeles route, as well as connections north to Atlanta, Memphis and New York, featuring waiting rooms, lounge, smoking rooms, restaurant, and loading concourse, opened on the corner of Ferdon and Pearl Streets on Friday 9 May 1941. As per the standards of the era, it was segregated.
to military personnel from Eglin Field. The Pensacola News Journal reported on 31 January that the town was off the “black list.” According to the front page report, “The outof-town bounds restrictions that had been imposed on Crestview by Eglin field authorities were lifted at noon today [30 January], after a conference of town officials and Eglin authorities, and it was stated that soldiers from the field may visit the town. Billy Powell, town marshall, whose arrest of a soldier for reckless driving and an Eglin officer for interference, precipitated the trouble during the week, has been suspended by the town council. Powell was himself put in the county
A recreation center for enlisted men at the expanding Eglin Field was opened in Crestview on Saturday 21 June 1941, through the efforts of the Community Recreation Council, the Works Progress Administration, and the Okaloosa Progressive Smith-Johnson Company, Inc. Association. opened a garment factory in In late January 1943, a Crestview in 1937 that utilized “misunderstanding” by the 250 machines and employed constabulary of Crestview “around 300 persons.” put the community off limits
As nearby Eglin Field was expanded into a major testing base, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad laid a long sidetrack in Crestview in the spring of 1941 to handle the number of oil tankcars required to supply the Asphault Products Company with material for the vast paving job of the ten new
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jail by an MP detachment from Eglin field and stayed there until his attorney, John M. Coe, Pensacola, released him through circuit court action.” The servicemen involved had taken a convoy of newly trained Aviation Engineering Battalion personnel to load on a train at Crestview when the over-zealous marshall tried to arrest a black jeep driver for a U-turn, thus leading to the unpleasantness. After Eglin Commanding Officer Brigadier General Grandison Gardner explained the economics of wartime to the city fathers, they chose a more reasonable replacement for town marshall. On July 31, 1949, the L&N inaugurated the Gulf Wind streamliner through Crestview between New Orleans and Jacksonville, in conjunction with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, replacing the heavyweight New OrleansFlorida Limited. It operated until April 30, 1971, when Amtrak took over most U.S. rail passenger service and discontinued this route. In the 1960s, Crestview was the location for the studio of the Apache Records label. Topography Crestview is located at 30°45′15″N 86°34′22″W (30.754211, -86.572650).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.8 square miles (33 km2). 12.8 square miles (33 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.23%) is water. Climate Crestview’s climate is officially described as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with hot, humid summers, and cool to cold winters. In summer, Crestview has some of the hottest temperatures in the state, with an average summer high of 92 °F (33 °C). Lows in summer average in the high 60s to low 70s, with each year seeing a handful of 100 °F+ days. The all-time record high is 105 °F (41 °C), recorded on July 14, 1980. Winters compare to those of interior Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. Highs average in the lower to mid 60s (16°19°C), and lows average upper 30s (almost 4°C). The all-time record low is −1 °F (−18 °C), on February 13, 1899. The city lies within the USDA Hardiness Zone 8, the coldest temperature of the season is typically between 10 °F (−12 °C) and 20 °F (−7 °C); averages 39.8 nights where the temperature falls below freezing, with the average window for freezes being November 9 through March 28. Snowfall occurs
every three years on average, however, significant amounts only happen once every 10 years. On Christmas Eve of 1989, Crestview received over 3 inches (76 mm) of snow. Vegetation here consists of typical Floridian vegetation as well as several deciduous species from further north. Some palm trees are found here, although only cold-hardy varieties like the state tree, the Sabal Palmetto, as well as types of dogwood, maple, hickory, and sweet gum. Fall foliage can be seen in November and December, and Spring blossoms occur from early March through May. Summer typically lasts from late April to early October, and winter lasts from mid-December through mid-February. Demographics Historical population Census Pop. %± 1920 500 — 1930 930 86.0% 1940 2,252 142.2% 1950 5,008 122.4% 1960 7,467 49.1% 1970 7,952 6.5% 1980 7,617 −4.2% 1990 9,886 29.8% 2000 14,766 49.4% 2010 20,978 42.1% U.S. Decennial Census
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,766 people, 5,297 households, and 3,893 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,153.7 people per square mile (445.4/km2). There
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were 5,918 housing units at an average density of 462.4 per square mile (178.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 74.71% White, 18.41% African American, 0.60% Native American, 2.28% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 1.22% from other races, and 2.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.26% of the population. The population estimate for 2005 was 17,707 people.
$23,122, and the median income for a family was $31,824. Males had a median income of $27,829 versus $19,261 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,479. About 45.2% of families and 59.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 56.2% of those under age 18 and 30.4% of those age 65 or over.
There were 5,297 households out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.09.
Bob Sikes Airport is a publicuse airport located 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of the central business district. It was established in 1941 as the CAA Airport.
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The town was once known as “the icebox of Florida”, due to it having the coldest winters in the state. Crestview is now known as the “Hub City”, because of the convergence of Interstate 10, State Road 85, U.S. Highway 90, the CSX railroad, and the Yellow River and Shoal River in or near the city. Destin
Destin is a city located in Okaloosa County, Florida. It is a principal city of the Fort Walton Beach-CrestviewDestin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Major highways through Crestview are U.S Route 90 Located on Florida’s Emerald heading east-west and State Coast, Destin is known for its Road 85 heading north-south, white beaches and emerald intersecting each other north of green waters. Originating as a I-10, which also runs through small fishing village, it is now a popular tourist destination. Crestview. From early 1993 through According to the Florida August 2005 Crestview was Department of Environmental served by the tri-weekly Protection, over 80 percent Amtrak Sunset Limited, but of the Emerald Coast’s 4.5 service east of New Orleans million visitors each year visit to Jacksonville and Orlando Destin. The city styles itself was suspended due to damage “The World’s Luckiest Fishing to the rail line of CSX during Village”, and claims to have Hurricane Katrina in 2005. the largest fishing vessel fleet in the state of Florida. Attempts are being made to
In the city the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every have service restored. This 100 females age 18 and over, was previously the route of there were 91.5 males. the Gulf Wind operated by The median income for a the Louisville and Nashville household in the city was Railroad. World Views Guides
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The city is located on a peninsula separating the Gulf of Mexico from Choctawhatchee Bay. The peninsula was originally a barrier island.
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Hurricanes and sea level changes gradually connected it to the mainland. In the 1940s it technically became an island again with the completion of the Choctawhatchee-West Bay Canal. History
connected the island to the which appears only when mainland. the tide is out. It has become Destin is near several other a popular anchorage in the cities in the region. The city area. The entrance to Destin of Fort Walton Beach is Harbor, a lagoon between the located to the west at the inlet beaches and the main body of Santa Rosa Sound into of the western portion of the Choctawhatchee Bay. North peninsula, is located just north of Destin, across the bay is of the East Pass jetty. The Niceville, with the Mid-Bay lagoon is formed by a sand Bridge linking the two by spit named Holiday Isle; many road. Panama City (to the east) condominiums have been built and Pensacola (to the west) are along the harbor since the 1970s. each about 50 miles away.
Agriculture was eventually introduced, and there are still signs of this early inhabitation in the area. Members of the Fort Walton Culture built a ceremonial mound in Fort At the western tip of the Walton Beach. peninsula is East Pass (also Destin is named after Leonard known as Destin Pass), Destin, a New London, separating it from Santa Connecticut fishing captain Rosa Island to the west. East who settled in the area between Pass is the only outlet of 1845 and 1850. He built a New Choctawhatchee Bay into the England colonial home at the Gulf of Mexico, Many sources location of the Moreno Point claim that the pass was dug by military reservation. Captain hand with an inrush of water Destin and his descendants widening it within hours. The pass appears in early maps and fished the area for decades. surveys from Spanish, French, Condominiums were first built and English surveyors, such as in Destin during the 1970s, Thomas Jefferys’s 1775 map although Destin was not The Coast of West Florida and incorporated as a municipality Louisiana. Frequent dredging until 1984. The city has is required to keep East Pass experienced rapid growth navigable. since the 1980s. “Crab Island,” was actually two islands made from Geography sand that the Army Corp. of The city is located on a peninsula Engineers dredged up from the separating the Gulf of Mexico East Pass. These islands were from Choctawhatchee Bay. large enough to inhabit sea The peninsula was originally grass, small shrubs and nesting an island; hurricanes and seabirds. It has been reduced sea level changes gradually to a significant sandbar,
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.2 square miles (21 km2), of which 7.5 square miles (19 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (7.95%) is water. Destin is located at 30°23′36″N 86°28′31″W. As of the census of 2000, there were 11,455 people, 4,437 households, and 3,135 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,477.1 inhabitants per square mile (570.1/km²). There were 10,599 housing units at an average density of 1,408.0 per square mile (543.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.21% White, 0.37% African American, 0.40% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.66% of the population. 24.8% of households had
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children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.72.
Department of Environmental Protection estimates that more than 80 percent of the Emerald Coast’s 4.5 million yearly visitors travel to the region to visit Destin. Visitors can charter fishing vessels from the harbor, and there are 12 beach access points in the city. Among the access points is Henderson Beach State Recreation Area. A portion of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, the Okaloosa Day The median age was 42 years. Use Area, is just across East Pass on Santa Rosa Island. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every The sand on Destin’s beaches 100 females age 18 and over, is some of the whitest in the there were 100.4 males. world. The sand comes from The median income for a the Appalachian Mountains, household in the city was and is made of finely ground $53,042, and the median quartz crystal giving the income for a family was appearance of sugar. Residue $60,498. Males had a median flows down the Apalachicola income of $42,218 versus River and is deposited into $26,146 for females. The per the Gulf of Mexico. Because capita income for the city of the currents the sand drifts was $32,048. About 3.0% west along the Gulf Coast and of families and 5.5% of the settles from east of Panama City to the Alabama coast. population were below the
poverty line, including 6.2% of Several events also take place those under age 18 and 2.0% throughout the year as well. of those age 65 or over. For the month of October, the As of 2004, the population annual Destin Fishing Rodeo recorded by the U.S. Census draws anglers to Destin each year since 1948. Also in the Bureau is 12,162. month of October is the Destin Seafood Festival, where fresh Arts and culture seafood and local artists The white beaches and emerald gather for one weekend every waters of the Destin area October. draw many tourists. Florida’s In addition to an assortment World Views Guides
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of hotels and motels, many high-rise condominiums are located in Destin. The first condominiums in Destin were built in the 1970s, and construction continues today. Visitors play a large part in Destin’s economy – the city’s population of around 12,000 balloons to 40,000 during the tourist season. Destin’s surroundings include other popular tourist destinations. Sandestin, Florida, located to the east in Walton County, is a popular golf and beach resort. Further east along the coast are the master-planned community of Seaside, filming location of the 1998 movie The Truman Show; Grayton Beach, Florida; and Rosemary Beach, Florida. To the west are Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach, and the Civil War fortification Fort Pickens is located at the western end of Santa Rosa Island. Many celebrities own homes in the Destin, Florida area. Notable people Keith Brooking - Dallas Cowboys linebacker • Jeff Cook - Singer, musician, founding member of the band Alabama • Sheryl Crow - Singer, songwriter • Jason Elam - Former NFL Kicker for the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons •
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Kevin Greene - Former NFL Linebacker • John Grisham - Author • Joe A. Rector - Artist • Dave Hope - Bassist of the band Kansas • Mike Huckabee - Former Arkansas Governor and Former Presidential Candidate • Jerry Jones - Owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL team • Emeril Lagasse - Chef • Glen Metropolit - NHL Hockey player • Tyson Ritter - Bassist/Vocalist of the band The All-American Rejects • Wayne Rogers - Actor • Karl Rove - Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Political Analyst • Ernest Shahid - Commercial real estate developer • Nick Wheeler - Guitarist of the band The •
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All-American Rejects • Woody Widenhofer - Former college football head coach and longtime NFL assistant • Danny Wuerffel - Former Florida Gators and NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner
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Hurlburt Field
Hurlburt Field (ICAO: KHRT, FAA LID: HRT) is a U.S. Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida, immediately west of the Town of Mary Esther. It is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation, and is home to Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the 1st Special Operations Wing (1 SOW), the USAF Special Operations School (USAFSOS) and the Air Combat Command’s (ACC) 505th Command and Control Wing. It was named for First Lieutenant Donald Wilson Hurlburt, who died in a crash at Eglin. The installation is nearly 6,700 acres (27 km2), and employs nearly 8,000 military personnel.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Hurlburt Field is assigned HRT by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned HRT to RAF Linton-on-Ouse in Yorkshire, England). 1. History Hurlburt began as a small training field for the much larger Eglin Field. It was initially designated Eglin World Views Guides
Auxiliary Field No. 9, and later as Eglin AFB Auxiliary Field 9/Hurlburt Field when the U.S. Air Force became an independent service, before being administratively separated from the rest of the Eglin AFB complex in the 1950s. However, once separated, the facility retained its history and kept all building numbers the same; i.e., all start with a “9”. The installation was named by then-Eglin Field base commander Brigadier General Grandison Gardner for First Lieutenant Donald Wilson Hurlburt (1919–1943), who was killed in an aircraft crash at the main base, then known as Eglin Field, in 1943.
from Great Britain in B-17s and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), Lieutenant Hurlburt was assigned in mid-1943 to the First Proving Ground Electronics Test Unit at Eglin Field. He died on either 1 October 1943, or 2 October 1943 when his Lockheed AT18 Hudson gunnery trainer, 4255591, crashed during take-off at Eglin. An official history of Eglin AFB’s early years cites the 2 October 1943 date for this accident, and also notes that Capt. Barclay H. Dillon, test pilot of the Fighter Section of the 1st Proving Ground Group, died in another accident the same date. Auxiliary Field No. 10 was later named Eglin Dillon Airdrome, now known primarily as Outlying Field Choctaw, a Navy auxiliary field to NAS Pensacola and NAS Whiting Field. Hurlburt’s nephew was Captain Craig D. Button, USAF, noted for his mysterious flight and crash of an A-10 Thunderbolt on 2 April 1997.
The facility had previously been named the Eglin-Hurlburt Airdrome until 1943; Hurlburt Field, March 1944; Eglin Auxiliary Field No. 9, October 1944; with the current name official on 13 January 1948. The base commander of Eglin Main was also responsible for Hurlburt, 1942–1946, but when the base reactivated on 1 February 1955, it gained a 2. Doolittle Raiders separate commander. Under the tutelage of Naval 1. Donald Wilson Aviators from nearby NAS Hurlburt Pensacola in March 1942, After flying combat missions Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy
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Doolittle and his Raiders practiced taking off with their B-25 Mitchell bombers on a short runway, demarcated to represent an aircraft carrier deck, using the short crossfield runway near the southern end of Hurlburt Field’s main runway. This complex is now named the Doolittle Taxiway. Other Eglin fields, including Wagner Field/Eglin Auxiliary Field No. 1, and Duke Field/ Eglin Auxiliary Field No. 3, were also used during this training. For the 2008 gathering of Doolittle mission survivors, six crew were present for recognition in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, culminating in a reenactment of the training sessions by three civilianowned B-25 Mitchells at Duke Field on 31 May. Navy personnel from NAS Pensacola, as flight deck “shirt” crew, represented that service’s contribution to the Tokyo mission. 3.
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Gulf-facing launch sites for drones beginning with Republic-Ford JB-2 Loons, American copies of the V-1 “buzz bombs”, were operated on Santa Rosa Island, from Site A-15, directly south of Field 9 from the fall of 1944 in anticipation of Operation Olympic against Japan from
captured Pacific island bases. The atomic missions put paid to this operation. This launch site is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
F-4 overtook the drone, firing two test AAMs with no effect, and damaged it with cannon fire, but the unarmed Mace actually overflew the western tip of Cuba before crashing in open water some 100 miles (160 km) further south. The final Mace launches from Hurlburt Site A-15 took place in June 1974. Other launches in the 1960s included six highaltitude releases of vaporized barium from 2-stage Nike Iroquois sounding rockets in January 1967 to measure wind speeds and directions in the upper atmosphere, conducted under the auspices of the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories in conjunction with the Space Systems Branch of the Aircraft and Missile Test Division, Air Proving Ground Center, Eglin AFB.
The 4751st Air Defense Wing (Missile) was organized at Hurlburt on 1 October 1957. It was redesignated the 4751st Air Defense Missile Wing on 15 January 1958 and discontinued on 1 July 1962 when Tactical Air Command took over the field. Its subordinate 4751st Air Defense Missile Squadron continued operations as a tenant until 30 November 1979. It operated IM-99/CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air missiles from this site. On 18 August 1960, a Bomarc missile from the Santa Rosa launch facility made a direct hit on its target, a QB-47E drone of the 3205th Drone Group, marking the Tactical Bombardment first shoot-down of a multi-jet 4. medium bomber by a surface- Hurlburt Field fell into to-air missile. disrepair following World The 6555th Guided Missile War II, but was reactivated in Wing operated CGM-13/ 1955. Reassigned to CONUS TGM-13 Mace cruise missiles following assignments in the from the island. On 5 January Korean War and then Japan, 1967 an international incident “the 17th Bomb Wing was was narrowly avoided when reactivated on 1 April 1955 a TGM-13 Mace, launched and assigned to the Tactical from Santa Rosa Island, which Air Command Ninth Air was supposed to circle over Force, with the 34th, 37th...” the Gulf on a racetrack course and 95th Bomb Squadrons for shoot-down by a pair of assigned under the 17th Bomb Eglin F-4 Phantoms, instead, Group. “Officers and airmen headed south for Cuba. A third of the 17th crossed the Pacific
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in three echelons. Some flew their B-26’s from Miho Air Base, Japan, to Florida. The main body made the trip on the troop ship General Gaffney , while another group, comprising airmen from other Fifth Air Force units, arrived in San Francisco in early April 1955, aboard the pocket aircraft carrier, the Cape Esperance.” The 17th Bomb Wing was stationed at Eglin AFB, Florida, operating from Hurlburt Field, where it was programmed to receive the Martin B-57 Canberra, the replacement for the B-26 Invader. However, the B-57 proved to be troublesome and unreliable and only three or four were ever delivered to Hurlburt. On 1 October 1955, Hurlburt was redesignated the 17th Bombardment Wing, Tactical, and received B-66 aircraft in early 1956. The first jet aircraft to land at Hurlburt was a Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star which arrived from Ninth Air Force Headquarters, Shaw AFB, South Carolina, on 28 July 1955, piloted by Maj. J. H. Murrow and Maj. L. F. Collins. “Pilots of the 17th Bomb Wing will in the near future be flying T-33’s for instrument and transitional training to prepare for the new B-66 bomber which is slated for delivery to the wing...” The first B-66 arrived at Hurlburt World Views Guides
on 16 March 1956, after a flight from Norton AFB, California, piloted by 17th Bomb Wing commander Col. Howard F. Bronson, with Col. Norton W. Sanders, commanding officer of the 17th Bomb Group, as observer. The 17th Bomb Wing was equipped with the Douglas B-66B Destroyer, and operated the jet light bomber at Hurlburt from 1956 until 1958, then the wing was moved to a base in England. The 17th was inactivated on 25 June 1958 due to budgetary cutbacks. With the reactivation of Hurlburt, housing was at a premium, and Lt. Col. Robert S. Kramer, Assistant Army District Engineer at Mobile, Alabama, announced on 5 April 1956, that a contract had been awarded in the amount of $3,315,143.34 to the McDonough Construction Company of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, for the construction of 151 buildings of concrete block with brick facing. Residences will be single and duplex quarters with 2, 3, and 4 bedrooms. Construction began on the first 48 buildings (72 units) in mid-April, with initial completion expected by February 1957.
activated the 4400th Combat Crew Training Squadron at Hurlburt, to fly operations against guerrillas, either as an overt Air Force operation or in an undefined covert capacity. Known by its nickname “Jungle Jim”, the unit was commanded by Colonel Benjamin H. King. The squadron was authorised 16 C-47s, eight B-26s and eight T-28 Trojans, plus the same number of aircraft in temporary storage. The T-28s were armed with .50 calibre mg, 2.75-in. rockets and a small quantity of bombs. These specialists flew missions in Africa, Southeast Asia, Central America and other places throughout the world. In early 1962, plans for the never executed Operation Northwoods called for decoy aircraft to land at this base.
From the 1960s into the early 1970s, the base hosted a wide variety of aircraft types, including A-1E Skyraiders, AC-119G Shadow and AC119K Stinger gunships, AC-47 Spooky gunships, AC-130A Spectre gunships, B-26K Counter-Invaders (including those deployed to the Congo), UC-123Ks with underwing jet pods, OV-10A Forward Air Control Broncos, Cessna O-2A Skymaster FAC and O-2B PSYOPS aircraft, QU22B recon drones, and other 5. Special Operations long-serving C-47s in various On 14 April 1961 the Air Force support roles. Following Tactical Air Command (TAC)
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the conclusion of the war in Southeast Asia, most reciprocating engine types were retired by the USAF. UH1s and CH-3s were operated, the latter by the 20th Special Operations Squadron. In the early 1960s, Hurlburt was utilized as a Strategic Air Command dispersal base for B-47s of the 306th Bomb Wing at MacDill AFB, Florida. Most facilities were located west of the runway, including hangars, through the 1980s. With the growth and importance of special operation capabilities, Lockheed AC130 Spectre/Spooky gunship and MC-130 Combat Talon/ Combat Spear operations have remained on the western flight line, while additional hangars and ramps have been constructed northeast of the intersection of the main runway and the Doolittle runway. These newer facilities are home to CV-22 Osprey operations of the 413th Flight Test Squadron of the 46th Test Wing, and the recently retired MH-53J Pave Low III and MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopter. The Air Force Special Operations Command continues to fly sensitive operations missions from Hurlburt Field worldwide.
Corps, Coast Guard and US government civilian personnel in a variety of courses, including courses in Dynamics of International Terrorism, and the Middle East Orientation Course.
in part at Hurlburt Field. A number of Hurlburt Airmen were used as extras in the film. • The NBA Miami Heat ran a week-long preseason training camp at the Aderholt Fitness Center on Hurlburt Field, 28 September 2010. The Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) was previously located at Hurlburt Field until its relocation to MacDill AFB in 2011. JSOU’s lecturers include specialists from all branches of the US military, the US Department of State, Central Intelligence Agency, civilian universities, and nongovernmental organizations. 2. Facilities Hurlburt Field has one concrete paved runway (18/36) measuring 9,600 x 150 ft (2,926 x 46 m). Although an Air Commando Air Park was established at the field in the 1970s to honor the history of the Air Commandos, security in the post 9-11 era means that it is off-limits to non-military personnel. Visitors must be sponsored onto the installation. 3.
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790 On The Gulf, 2996 S c e nic Highway 98 , Destin , (850) 650-4853 Acme Oyster House, 140 Fishermans Cv , Destin , (850) 622-0200 Agave Azul Mexican Cuisine, 111 Cannery Ln , Destin , (850) 424-5177 Aj’s, 116 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 837-1913 AJ’S Seafood & Oyster House, 101 Mountain Dr # A , Destin , (850) 837-0404 Another Broken Egg Cafe, 9100 Baytowne Wharf Blvd # A4 , Destin , (850) 622-2050 Another Broken Egg Cafe, 9300 US Highway 98 W , Destin , (850) 267-7108 Another Broken Egg Cafe, 979 Highway 98 E # 4 , Destin , (850) 6500499 Applebee’s, 215 Rasberry Rd , Crestview , (850) 6890050 Applebee’s, 8670 U S Highway 98 W , Destin , (850) 267-3055 April’s Diner, 584 N Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 398-5224 Arby’s, 1238 N Ferdon Blvd # A , Crestview , (850) 398-8681
Arby’s, 3900 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 6898555 Azteca Mexican Restaurants, 789 N Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 682-8206 Back Porch, 1740 Scenic Highway 98 , Destin , (850) 837-2022 Back Yard Burgers, 4600 Opa Locka Ln , Destin , (850) 6501474 Bamboo Sushi Bar & Hibachi, 2511 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 689-1391 Baron’s Tea House, 314 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 398-8783 Baskin-Robbins, 4652 Gulfstarr Dr , Destin , (850) 302-0200 Beef ’O’Brady’s, 2509 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 682-9588 Bianco Cava Blue, 36178 E m erald Coast Pkwy , Destin , (850) 837-0235 Bistro Bijoux, 9100 B a y towne Wharf B l v d # A1 , Destin , (850) 4602231 Boathouse Oyster Bar, 265 Azalea Dr , Destin , (850) 460-2400 Boathouse Oyster Bar, 288 Harbor Blvd , Destin ,
(850) 837-3645 Body-B-Healthy, 2227 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 682-8893 Bonefish Grill, 4447 Commons Dr E # 105 , Destin , (850) 6503161 Boshamps Oyster House, 414 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 424-7406 Breakfast Table Cafe, 385 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 460-7322 Breeze Bar & Grill, 36178 E m erald Coast Pkwy , Destin , (850) 424-6971 Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, 4655 Gulfstarr Dr , Destin , (850) 269-2920 Bubba Gump Shrimp Co, 14059 Emerald C o a s t Pkwy , Destin , (850) 6501881 Buffalo Jack’s Legendary Wings, 11275 US Highway 98 W # 3 , Destin , (850) 424-6288 Burger King, 198 W James Lee Blvd , Crestview , (850) 682-2299 Burger King, 3210 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 683-0550 Burger King, 751 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 8375060
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Buster’s Oyster Bar & Grill, 125 Poinciana Blvd , Destin , (850) 837-4399 Calhoun’s Pub, 757 Harbor Blvd # 15 , Destin , (850) 424-3621 Callahan’s Market & Deli, 791 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 837-6328 Callahan’s Restaurant & Deli, 950 Gulf Shore Dr , Destin , (850) 837-6328 Camille’s, 2931 Scenic Highway 98 , Destin , (850) 337-8860 Capt Dave’s On The Gulf, 3796 Old Hwy 98 E , Destin , (850) 635-0659 Capt Dave’s On The Gulf, 3796 Scenic Highway 98 , Destin , (850) 837-2627 Captain D’s Seafood, 2410 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 682-5101 Captain Dave’s Restaurant, 314 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 837-4761 Carrabba’s Italian Grill, 10562 US Highway 98 W , Destin , (850) 837-1140 Chans’ Market Cafe, 1002 Highway 98 E , Destin , (850) 654-1966 Cheeseburger In Paradise, 10562 US Highway 98 World Views Guides
W , Destin , (850) 837-0197 498 N Wilson St , Crestview , (850) 398-5712 Chick-Fil-A, 1063 Highway 98 E , Destin , (850) 654- Country Chicken & Fish, 450 5534 N Main St , Crestview Chicken Salad Chick, 36150 , (850) 423-1499 Emerald Coast P k w y # 111 , Destin , (850) 460- Crab Island Cantina, 2 Har2888 bor Blvd , Destin , (850) Chili’s Grill & Bar, 34902 E m - 424-7417 erald Coast Pkwy , Destin , (850) 269-3203 Crab Trap, 3500 Scenic Highway 98 , Destin , (850) China 1, 2258 S F e r- 654-2722 don Blvd , Crestview , (850) Cracker Barrel Old Country 683-0288 Str, 201 Cracker BarChina One, 16055 Emerald rel Dr , Crestview , (850) Coast Pkwy # 107 , Des- 682-8804 tin , (850) 269-3888 Cracker Barrel Old CounChina Star, 1334 S try Str, 34930 Emerald Fredon Blvd , Crestview Coast Pkwy , Destin , (850) , (850) 423-0399 269-3344 CRC Data Technologies, 4014 China Star, 4447 Commons Commons Dr W Dr E # 103 , Des- # 122 , Destin , (850) 654tin , (850) 837-1277 7262 Ciao Bella Pizza Da Guglielmo, Crust Pizzeria, 104 Harbor 10676 US Highway 98 Blvd , Destin , (850) 460W , Destin , (850) 654-3040 2990 Crystal Beach Coffee Co, 2931 Coach N Four Steakhouse, Scenic Highway 98 , 114 John King Rd , Crest- Destin , (850) 337-8850 view , (850) 423-1003 D J’s Bar-B-Q & Deli, 124 Cold Stone Creamery, 4100 Jacob Dr , Crestview , (850) Legendary Dr , Destin , 423-7770 (850) 337-8786 Daltile, PO Box 5553 , DesConey Island Minimum Or- tin , (850) 837-5525 ders, 107 N Main St , Crestview , (850) 683-1045 Desi’s Downtown, 224 N Main St , Crestview , (850) Convergence Coffee House, 682-5555
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Destin Ice Seafood Mkt & Deli, 663 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 837-8333 Dewey Destin Harbor Side, 202 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 837-7525 Dewey Destin Seafood Rstrnt, 9 Calhoun Ave , Destin , (850) 837-7575 Dippin’ Dots, 220 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 424-5141 Domino’s Pizza, 1049 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 682-5495 Goldco Crestview, 198 W James Lee Blvd , Crestview , (850) 398-5724 Golden Buffet Chinese Rstrnt, 2680 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 683-8886 Golden Corral Buffet & Grill, 717 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 654-5030 Gourmet Entrees To Go, 14091 Emerald Coast Pkwy , Destin , (850) 837-3568 Guglleimo, 36178 Emerald Coast Pkwy , Destin , (850) 654-9880 Hammerhead Bar & Grill, 137 Fishermans Cv , Destin , (850) 351-1997 Harbor Docks Seafood Market, 538 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 654-4264 Hard Rock Cafe, 4260 Legendary Dr , Destin , (850) 837-8539 Hardee’s, 3702 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 682-0529 Harry T’s Boathouse Rhumbar, 320 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 654-4800 Harry T’s Lighthouse, 46 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 654-4800 Hartell’s Village Diner, 142 Fishermans Cv , Destin , (850) 654-9453 Hawaiian Smoothie Cafe & Bkry, 3802 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 306-2304 Hey Baby Charter Boat, 538 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 837-7559 Hibachi & Joeseph Rice, 2505 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 689-0061 Hideaway Pizza, 326 N Main St , Crestview , (850) 682-3225 Hill Marie Restaurant, 1234 Airport Rd , Destin , (850) 424-3557 Hog’s Breath, 541 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 837-5991 Hog’s Breath Intl, 535 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 837-4614 Hog’s Breath Intl, 536 Mountain Dr , Destin , (850) 837-5100 Homestar Financial Group Inc, 4010 Commons Dr W # 112 , Destin , (850) 6 5 4 1866 Homestar Restaurant Group, 4010 Commons Dr W # 112 , Destin , (850) 6 5 4 0585 Honey Pot, 4014 Commons Dr W , Destin , (850) 837-8885 Honeybaked Ham, 34904 Emerald Coast Pkwy # 116 , Destin , (850) 650-2636 Hooters, 180 Cracker Barrel Dr , Crestview , (850) 423-1333 Hooters, 15015 Emerald Coast Pkwy , Destin , (850) 654-1007 World Views Guides | August 2014
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Hooters, 4010 Commons Commons Dr W , Destin Dr W # 112 , Des- , (850) 460-7780 tin , (850) 654-1866 Hot Dog Shoppe, 1308 N Jersey Mike’s Subs, 817 HarFerdon Blvd , Crestview bor Blvd , Destin , (850) , (850) 682-3649 269-2925 Huang Jian Xiu, 3375 S Jester Mardi Gras Daiquiris, Ferdon Blvd , Crestview 34 Harbor Blvd , Des, (850) 682-2223 tin , (850) 650-3615 Hub City Smokehouse & Grill, Jet’s Pizza, 4418 Commons , Crestview , (850) 306-3067 Dr E , Destin , (850) 650 0121 Jim’n Nick’s Bar B Que, 14073 Hub City Smokehouse & Grill, Emerald Coast Pkwy , 741 Ashley Dr , Crest- Destin , (850) 424-5895 view , (850) 423-7770 Jimmy John’s, 983 Highway Hungry Howie’s Pizza, 2222 98 E , Destin , (850) 460S Ferdon Blvd , 7755 Crestview , (850) 689-0990 Jin-Jin Chinese Restaurant, 642 S Ferdon Blvd Hungry Howie’s Pizza, 326 , Crestview , (850) 689-1101 N Main St , Crestview , (850) 939-6400 Joe’s Crab Shack, 14055 E m erald Coast Pkwy , Destin Hungry Howie’s Pizza, 34904 , (850) 650-1882 Emerald Coast P k w y # 1 , Destin , (850) 460- Johnny O’Quigley’s Ale House, 2422 1025 Industrial Dr , CrestIl Gelato, 10562 U S view , (850) 306-1012 Highway 98 W # 118 , Destin , (850) 837-4775 Johnny Rockets, 4348 LegIndian Bayou Golf & Cntry endary Dr , Destin , Club, 1 Country Club (850) 837-0005 Dr E , Destin , (850) 837- 6191 Jordano’s Pizza & More, 10004 Iron Skillet Restaurant, 300 US Highway 98 W , Harbor Blvd , Destin , Destin , (850) 654-8080 (850) 424-5090 Kenny D’s New Orleans CuiJasmine Thai Restaurant, 4463 sine, 2964 Scenic Gulf World Views Guides
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Dr , Destin , (850) 650-0755 KFC, 511 N Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 6835310 Kkp Restaurant, 4285 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 398-5881 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, 795 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 650-3552 LA Famiglia, 300 Harbor Blvd # A , Destin , (850) 424-5795 LA Famiglia On The Harbor, 2 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 424-7441 LA Pizza LLC, 979 Highway 98 E , Destin , (850) 8377100 LA Rumba, 36112 Emerald Coast Pkwy , Destin , (850) 650-4062 LA Rumba Of Crestview Inc, 100 John King Rd , Crestview , (850) 683-0208 Land Shark’s Pizza Co, 763 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 424-6743 Lenny’s Sub Shop, 2493 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 689-0202 Lenny’s Sub Shop, 16055 Emerald Coast P k w y # 114 , Destin , (850) 2691152 Lighthouse Restaurant, 757
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Harbor Blvd # 16 , James Lee Blvd , Crestview , Destin , (850) 654-2828 (850) 682-5654 Mc Donald’s, 3201 S F e rLin’s Asian Cuisine, 130 don Blvd , Crestview , (850) Scenic Gulf D r 682-9111 # 5b , Destin , (850) 424- Mc Donald’s, 12830 US 5888 Highway 98 W , Destin , Little Caesars Pizza, 1096 N (850) 269-2081 Ferdon Blvd , Crestview Mc Donald’s, 15017 Em, (850) 683-8055 erald Coast Pkwy , Destin , (850) 650-0880 Longhorn Steakhouse, 34863 Emerald Coast Pkwy , Mc Donald’s, 895 Harbor Destin , (850) 654-9115 Blvd , Destin , (850) 837 2261 Los Rancheros, 650 W Mc Guire’s Irish Pub Of DesJames Lee Blvd , Crestview , tin, 33 Harbor Blvd , Des(850) 398-5758 tin , (850) 650-0000 Louisiana Lagniappe, 775 Gulf Shore Dr , Destin , (850) 837- Mellow Mushroom, 960 0881 Highway 98 E Marble Slab Creamery, 34904 # 112 , Destin , (850) 650Emerald Coast P k w y 6420 # 128 , Destin , (850) 269- Merlin’s Pizza, 1251 A i r3210 port Rd , Destin , (850) 650Marina Cafe, 404 Harbor 3000 Blvd , Destin , (850) 837- Mia’s Italian Restaurant, 2203 7960 S Ferdon Blvd , Marlin Grill, 9100 Baytowne Crestview , (850) 682-8333 Wharf Blvd , Destin , (850) 351-1990 Miller’s Ale House, 34906 E m erald Coast Pkwy , Destin Mc Alister’s Deli, 10859 US , (850) 837-0619 Highway 98 W # 105 , Destin , (850) 650-6646 Mimmo’s Ristorante Italiano, Mc Alister’s Deli, 985 979 Highway 98 E , Highway 98 E Destin , (850) 460-7353 # A , Destin , (850) 650- 0923 Mitchell Fish Market, 500 Mc Donald’s, 1300 N F e r- Grand Blvd # 100k don Blvd , Crestview , (850) , Destin , (850) 650-2484 423-7755 Mc Donald’s, 302 W Moe’s Southwest Grill, 985
Highway 98 E # D , Destin , (850) 6506637 Mrs B’s Bar B Que & Bakery, 1001 Industrial Dr , Crestview , (850) 306-2223 New Dragon Chinese Restaurant, 34904 Emerald Coast Pkwy # 102 , Destin , (850) 650-1288 Nosh Eatery & Cafe, 529a Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 837-3370 Not Just Bagels, 4447 Commons Dr E # 112 , Destin , (850) 6500465 O’Quigley’s Seafood Steamer, 34940 Emerald C o a s t Pkwy , Destin , (850) 8371015 Ocean Club Restaurant, 8955 US Highway 98 W # 107 , Destin , (850) 2673666 Olive Garden Italian Rstrnt, 34970 Emerald C o a s t Pkwy , Destin , (850) 6502501 Osaka Japanese Steak Hse, 34745 Emerald C o a s t Pkwy , Destin , (850) 6504688 Osaka Sushi Rocks, 108 Cannery Ln , Destin , (850) 351-1006 Outback Steakhouse, 34908 Emerald Coast Pkwy , Destin , (850) 269-1936
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Pancakery, 960 Highway 98 E # 104 , Destin , (850) 269-0791 Panera Bread, 10652 US Highway 98 W , Destin , (850) 654-9800 Panera Bread, 4220 Legendary Dr , Destin , (850) 837-2486 Papa John’s Pizza, 1320 N Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 683-8888 Papa John’s Pizza, 36088 E m erald Coast Pkwy , Destin , (850) 650-3636 Paradise Restaurant Group LLC, 10562 US Highway 98 W , Destin , (850) 8371049 Pelican Beach Resorts, 1002 Highway 98 E , Destin , (850) 654-1425 Penguin’s Ice Cream, 132 Fishermans Cv , Destin , (850) 351-1809 Penny’s Place, 584 N F e rdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 306-2590 Pepito’s Mexican Restaurant, 757 Harbor Blvd # 1 , Destin , (850) 650-7734 Pigsticker’s, 532 S F e rdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 398-8797 Pizza Group Of Emerald Coast, 4418 Commons Dr E , Destin , (850) 650-0073 World Views Guides
Pizza Hut, 759 N F e rdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 682-9960 Pizza Hut, 1027 Highway 98 E , Destin , (850) 2692555 Poppy’s Crazy Lobster Bar, 138 Fishermans Cv , Destin , (850) 424-6744 Poppy’s Seafood Factory, 138 Fishermans Cv , Destin , (850) 351-1996 Possum Ridge Bbq, 852 N Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 398-6469 Prolectron, 9950 U S Highway 98 W # G12 , Destin , (850) 6546828 Quiznos, 1338 N F e rdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 682-0531 Red Brick Pizza, 4144 Legendary Dr , Destin , (850) 424-5990 Roberto’s Pizzeria, 134 Fishermans Cv , Destin , (850) 351-1998 Rotolo’s Pizzeria, 985 Highway 98 E , Destin , (850) 269-5200 Royal Orchid Thai Restaurant, 11275 US Highway 98 W # 12 , Destin , (850) 650-2555 Rum Runners, 130 F i s h e r mans Cv , Destin , (850) 351-
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Scenic Gulf D r # 2 , Destin , (850) 654- Steves & Jo, 3045 S F e r2611 don Blvd , Crestview , (850) Smoothie King, 17 Poinciana 689-2603 Blvd , Destin , (850) 654- SUBWAY, 1090 N F e r8090 don Blvd , Crestview , (850) Song’s Cafe, 496 N F e r- 398-6163 don Blvd , Crestview , (850) SUBWAY, 3351 S F e r683-1995 don Blvd , Crestview , (850) Sonic Drive-In, 34960 E m - 683-1059 erald Coast Pkwy , Destin SUBWAY, 1253 Airport , (850) 837-7054 Rd , Destin , (850) 654-1177 Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q, SUBWAY, 34940 Emerald 2680 S Ferdon Blvd Coast Pkwy # 188 , Des, Crestview , (850) 683-0572 tin , (850) 654-8055 Sugarland Candy & Ice Cream, Sorabal, 172 E Woodruff 34 Harbor Blvd , DesAve , Crestview , (850) 398- tin , (850) 650-9007 8903 Southern Restaurant Group Surfside Subs, 4618 Opa LLC, , Destin , (850) 269- Locka Ln , Destin , (850) 6503933 7272 Sweet Treats, 346 W Starbucks, 2520 S F e r- James Blvd , Crestview , (850) don Blvd , Crestview , (850) 398-5266 682-0496 Taco Bell, 1224 N F e rStarbucks, 10410 U S don Blvd , Crestview , (850) Highway 98 W , Destin , 306-3197 (850) 650-2340 Taco Bell, 2549 S F e rStarbucks, 4140 Legendary don Blvd , Crestview , (850) Dr # B105 , Destin , 689-6611 (850) 650-0333 Taco Bell, 509 Harbor Starbucks, 9100 B a y - Blvd , Destin , (850) 837towne Wharf B l v d 4422 # B4 , Destin , (850) 351- Taco Town In Crestveiw, 1238 1812 N Ferdon Blvd # Starbucks, 9300 U S A , Crestview , (850) 423Highway 98 W , Destin , 0004 (850) 267-6235 TCBY, 130 Scenic Gulf Steak-Out Charbroiled Deliv- Dr # 1 , Destin , (850) ery, 54 Terra Cotta Wa y 654-4197 , Destin , (850) 654-0062 TGI Friday’s, 34881 Em-
erald Coast Pkwy , Destin , (850) 654-5588 Thai Delights Restaurant, 205 Mountain Dr , Destin , (850) 650-3945 Thai Elephant Restaurant, 12889 US Highway 98 W # 105b , Destin , (850) 837-5344 Thai Siam Cuisine, 396 Cedar Ave , Crestview , (850) 423-4510 Tops Hamburgers, 4629 Opa Locka Ln , Destin , (850) 8371811 Tropical Palm Restaurant, 286 N Main St , Crestview , (850) 682-5532 Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 3802 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 398-6286 Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 4100 Legendary Dr # 250 , Destin , (850) 269-9850 Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 4307 Legendary Dr , Destin , (850) 269-0494 Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 66 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 424-3617 Tuscany Italian Bistro, 36178 Emerald Coast Pkwy , Destin , (850) 650-2451 U Twirl Frozen Yogurt, 34940
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Emerald Coast P k w y Crestview , (850) 398-5266 # 181 , Destin , (850) 269- 0439 Wendy’s, 3705 S F e rUncle Bill’s Family Restaurant, don Blvd , Crestview , (850) 252 N Ferdon Blvd 689-1224 , Crestview , (850) 689-0099 Wendy’s, 1071 Highway 98 E , Destin , (850) 837Union Tequlia, 139 Cabana 9199 Way , Crestview , (850) 423- Whataburger, 3850 S F e r1216 don Blvd , Crestview , (850) Village Bakery & Deli Cafe, 689-2800 142 Fishermans Cv , Destin Whataburger, 101 Harbor , (850) 351-1989 Blvd , Destin , (850) 650 7708 Village Door, 136 F i s h - Wild Olive, 797 N ermans Cv # 136 , Pearl St , Crestview , (850) Destin , (850) 502-4590 682-4455 Wings Of Fire Inc, 397 E Vinnie Mc Guire’s Pizza, 29 James Lee Blvd , Crestview , Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 689-3473 (850) 650-1234 Wingstop, 16055 Emerald Coast Pkwy # 111 , DesVintij Wine Boutique & Bis- tin , (850) 837-5333 tro, 10859 US Highway Zoes Kitchen, 4357 Legendary 98 W # 103 , Des- Dr , Destin , (850) 650-6525 tin , (850) 650-9820 Waffle House, 298 W James Lee Blvd , Crestview , (850) 682-2515 Waffle House, 3804 S Ferdon Blvd , Crestview , (850) 682-7173 Waffle House, 1067 Highway 98 E , Destin , (850) 8375671 Waffle House, 154 Regions Way , Destin , (850) 6540066 Waffle House, 209 Harbor Blvd , Destin , (850) 6501899 Wayne’s Catfish House, 346 W James Lee Blvd , World Views Guides
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World Views Guides | August 2014
Meet The Maurer Team!
The Maurer Team‌. ‌‌has a strong and successful history in the business of real estate. With more than 44 years of active real estate development as well as sales both in commercial and residential fields, Tom and Sally both have merged their talents and expertise in a company expansion to include Jake Maurer and Stephanie Hawkins (soon to be Maurer) their children. Generation to generation the Maurer family is available to help you in your real estate ventures. Buying, selling, marketing, leasing, financing, and good sound old fashion advice but with modern technology. Call us today for all your Real Estate Needs, whether you are buying or selling your business or bringing a new business to town. Buying or selling your first or last home, want a vacation home in paradise, rental home or retirement home! We are here to help!