Wakulla Beach, Florida
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Wakulla Beach is a town in Wakulla County, Florida, United States. It is located on the northern shore of Goose Creek Bay, near the Gulf of Mexico.
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[edit] Geography
Wakulla Beach is located at GR1
(30.10917, -84.25917).[edit] History
The town was founded in 1915 and developed by Henry Walker Sr. Said to be Florida’s first subdivision, it did not bring large numbers of people to reside there.
[edit] National historic status
There is a U.S. National Historic Landmark to the north of Wakulla Beach, known as Bird Hammock. It was home to Native Americans during the first millenium AD.
[edit] External links
- Wakulla County History at Apalachicola Region Resources On the Web
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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