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Fort Walton Beach is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. Fort Walton Beach is a year round fishing and beach resort. Its busiest time of the year is spring break, while thousands of people flock to the Emerald Coast. Graphic and description sourced with thanks from Wikipedia Fort Walton Beach The City of Fort Walton Beach, home to approximately 22,000 people, was first created and chartered as a municipality in 1937. Though Fort Walton Beach is a relatively young city, its history actually goes back thousands of years. There is evidence from radioactive dating of artifacts back to 10,000 B.C., and archeological evidence of five distinct Indian periods between 600 - 1650 A.D. There were pirates, the most notorious being Billy Bowlegs between 1500 - 1800, and there was a Civil War encampment. In the early days Fort Walton was known both as Brooks Landing when John Thomas Brooks and his family settled here in 1868 and Camp Walton for the Civil War encampment by the Walton Guards. It was renamed Fort Walton when a Civil War cannon was discovered in 1932 and excavated from an Indian mound in the present downtown area on Santa Rosa Sound. Tourists, resort hotels, and the waterfront have been a part of Fort Walton Beach since its earliest days. Tourists came from the North, Midwest, and Southeast to spend months at a time at several of these full-service, American plan hotels on the shores of the Santa Rosa Sound. Dancing nightly in an over-the-water pavilion (where Fort Walton Landing is today), taking a water taxi from the hotel docks back and forth across the Sound to the beach, chartering fishing trips in the gulf and bay, receiving ice and mail by boat from Pensacola, and shopping in stores built over the water, visitors and locals alike enjoyed the relaxed lifestyle for which Fort Walton was famous.

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Four Points by Sheraton
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
The Four Points by Sheraton Destin - Fort Walton Beach, located on the beautiful beaches of the Emerald Coast, welcomes you to enter our tropical paradise. Consistently winning awards for top service as voted by our customers, the Four Points by Sherato...
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The Breakers of Fort Walton Beach
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
At The Breakers of Fort Walton Beach, you will find yourself lulling away the hours by the emerald waters of The Gulf of Mexico. You can feel the cool breeze from any terrace. Overlooking the tranquil waters of The Gulf, each stunning accommodation provid...
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Barnhills Buffet
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
Barnhills Buffet in Fort Walton Beach - unlimited selections, one low price. Start with our Fresh Fruit and Salad Bar - you'll find fresh cut fruits and fresh tossed salads, toppings and a variety of dressings. Prepared salads made daily include macaroni...
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Ramada Plaza Beach Resort
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
Ramada Plaza Beach Resort Fort Walton Beach - A complete resort and meeting complex on The Emerald Coast. Each and every one of our staff members will do their personal best to insure that you enjoy your stay. Our 335 guest rooms have been tastefully de...
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FudpuckerÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
If you havenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t dined at FudpuckerÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s in Fort Walton Beach, what are you waiting for? The Ã¢â‚¬Å“OriginalÃ¢â‚¬Â FudpuckerÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s on Okaloosa Island features the same great menu of Ã¢â‚¬Å...
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Staff's Restaurant
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
Staff's Restaurant, established in 1913, is located in the heart of Fort Walton Beach's downtown. Staff's is one of Florida's historic restaurants and is still run by the Staff family. Open all year round, it welcomes locals and visitors alike. Staff...
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Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort - Our Fort Walton Beach accommodations feature the finest food, shopping, golf, fishing, entertainment, and pools in Florida. No other location compares to the worlds whitest sand beach and Caribbean clear emerald waters. Locat...
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Marina Bay Resort (2008-10-06)
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
Located on the Chactowhatchee Bay in Ft. Walton Beach Marina Bay Resort has a marina with slips for rent and a pier for the boating and fishing enthusiast. There are many activities at the resort including a heated pool, game room, work-out room, putting green and shuffleboard.
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Fort Walton Yacht Club
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
Welcome to the Fort Walton Yacht Club. The FWYC is located on the western end of beautiful Choctawhatchee Bay in the Florida panhandle. We welcome visitors from other yacht clubs and can provide charge privileges to those visitors that are members of eith...
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Air Force Armament Museum
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
The Air Force Armament Museum is located near Eglin Air Force Base's main gate and is the only facility in the United States dedicated to the display of Air Force armament. Visitors can view a variety of historical Air Force planes, from a B-17 World Wa...
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Fort Walton Beach Golf Club
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
The Fort Walton Beach Golf Club is committed to providing a quality golf experience on its two 18-hole championship golf courses to both members and visitors. This is accomplished through excellent customer service and maintenance practices, and by liste...
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XLKITES
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
XLKITES is Gulf Coast's Premier Kiteboarding and Kitesurfing Lesson Center and Demo Facility! Located in Fort Walton Beach, on Florida's beautiful Emerald Coast, we've been here since 1999 teaching thousands of students kiteboarding and getting customers...
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Rick's Crab Trap
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
The new RickÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Crab Trap is a showpiece, nestled on its own small peninsula, surrounded by water on three sides just under the Fort Walton Beach side of the BrookÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Bridge. Famous for its steamed seafood bucket, seafood p...
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Emerald Coast Science Center
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
At the Emerald Coast Science Center you will find a facility for children and families with touchable, workable exhibits that teach about natural phenomena and basic scientific principles. Science for Kids . . . Come visit us in downtown Fort Walton Bea...
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Florida's Gulfarium
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
Florida's Gulfarium - Fort Walton Beach lies on a sun drenched beachfront of the Gulf of Mexico. Our visitors can explore our park's attractions in approximately 3 hours and may stay into the early evening hours to enjoy a spectacular view of a gorgeous s...
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Aunt Martha's Bed and Breakfast
Located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
Aunt Martha's Bed and Breakfast Fort Walton Beach - Martha and Bill Garvie cordially invite you to become one of the family..... no matter how long the stay. From the moment you open the front door and step into the spacious foyer, you are wrapped in the...
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