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.

1 Geography
2 History
3 National historic status
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Wakulla Beach is located at 30°06′33″N, 84°15′33″W (30.10917, -84.25917).^[1]

[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 millennium AD.

[edit] References

^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

Wakulla County History at Apalachicola Region Resources On the Web

Wakulla Beach, Florida is at coordinates 30°06′33″N 84°15′33″W / 30.10917, -84.25917 (Wakulla Beach, Florida)Coordinates: 30°06′33″N 84°15′33″W / 30.10917, -84.25917 (Wakulla Beach, Florida)

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County seat: Crawfordville

Cities	Sopchoppy \| St. Marks

Communities	Crawfordville \| Medart \| Newport \| Panacea \| Shadeville \| Shell Point \| Wakulla Beach

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State of Florida

Tallahassee (capital)

This was a platted town that was supposed to bring tourists and visitors to northern Florida. Only a couple of houses remain. A hotel ruin is also visible, dating to the 1920s. There is no beach per se, a very shallow bay that is gorgeous. No amenities at this deserted spot in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge,at the end of a very long dirt road.