Discovering Walton's past: Archeologist wants to record lost communities of county | defuniak, walton, discovering - News - Northwest Florida Daily News
All across Walton County are traces of ancestry, heritage and history waiting to be found, and local archeologist Gregory Mikell thinks he is up to the challenge.
Mikell, who has worked in Walton County for years, is beginning the process to move forward with discovering and documenting the lost communities of Walton County.
?I?ve been wanting to do an archeological study in Walton County for years,? Mikell said. ?In doing historic background, I?ve gathered some data and found that there really are some lost towns.
?I want to try and get the funding and landowner permission to go to these places and see what we can find out.?