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ShallowsNole

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Jun 22, 2005
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That map may actually be from a little earlier than 1939. Notice that the Intracoastal Waterway is not there. It was dredged/dug/constructed in 1936-1937. My mom's stepfather was captain of the dredge crew. Once that was finished, they were transferred to Michigan, which is where my mother graduated from high school. The next year, they came back to Point Washington to build the bay fill in preparation for construction of the 331 Bridge.
 

Emerald Drifter

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Jun 8, 2018
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That map may actually be from a little earlier than 1939. Notice that the Intracoastal Waterway is not there. It was dredged/dug/constructed in 1936-1937. My mom's stepfather was captain of the dredge crew. Once that was finished, they were transferred to Michigan, which is where my mother graduated from high school. The next year, they came back to Point Washington to build the bay fill in preparation for construction of the 331 Bridge.

ShallowsNole, I always look forward to your posts. You have so much historical knowledge of Walton County!

May I nominate you as somewhat/kinda official SoWal historian? Can I get a second? :)

And if you would start writing a blog, I think you would get a lot of readers. I'll make it easy for you: WordPress Blogs: How To Start A Free Blog (2018 Guide) (no pressure)

Do you know of when/where the first place(s) that had A/C in SoWal?
 

Jim Tucker

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Jul 12, 2005
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That map may actually be from a little earlier than 1939. Notice that the Intracoastal Waterway is not there. It was dredged/dug/constructed in 1936-1937. My mom's stepfather was captain of the dredge crew. Once that was finished, they were transferred to Michigan, which is where my mother graduated from high school. The next year, they came back to Point Washington to build the bay fill in preparation for construction of the 331 Bridge.
A frickin tragedy how Tucker Bayou was butchered and the entire Choctawhatchee Bay ecosystem was forever altered/ruined.

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Jim Tucker

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Jul 12, 2005
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Apparently data post-intracoastal dig had not been added. Originally Printed 1938, drainage and culture from aerial photos 1935-36, and survey data collected in 1927.
 

Garrett Horn

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Mar 2, 2017
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So, you are saying this is essentially a 1927 map? We are still trying to find out when the bridge was built. Any clues?
 

ShallowsNole

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Jun 22, 2005
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Pt Washington
ShallowsNole, I always look forward to your posts. You have so much historical knowledge of Walton County!

May I nominate you as somewhat/kinda official SoWal historian? Can I get a second? :)

And if you would start writing a blog, I think you would get a lot of readers. I'll make it easy for you: WordPress Blogs: How To Start A Free Blog (2018 Guide) (no pressure)

Do you know of when/where the first place(s) that had A/C in SoWal?
 
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