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    Fort Walton Beach, often referred to by the initialism FWB, is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census,...
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    cities of Destin and Fort Walton Beach, in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. The airport was previously named Northwest Florida Regional Airport until...
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    The Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a metropolitan area consisting...
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    Walton, and Bay, which include Pensacola Beach, Navarre Beach, Fort Walton Beach, Destin, and Panama City Beach. Some south Alabama communities on the coast...
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    Crestview—Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Although many other coastal localities in Florida have appended "Beach" to their...
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    Rosa Beach is an unincorporated community in Walton County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida Metropolitan...
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    county seat is Crestview. Okaloosa County is included in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Okaloosa County was created...
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  • Fort Walton Beach High School is a secondary school located in the center of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Lindsay Smith is the current principal. Placement...
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    Florida: Britton Hill, at 345 feet (105 m). Walton County is included in the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area. Walton...
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    Florida, "Amusement Area Of Tower Beach Is Destroyed By Fire", Okaloosa News-Journal, Friday 13 March 1942, Volume 28, Number 8, page 1. Fort Walton Beach...
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  • The Northwest Florida Daily News is a daily newspaper published in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. It was founded in 1946 and is owned by Gannett. A group...
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    The Fort Walton Mound (8OK6) is an archaeological site located in present-day Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States. The large platform mound was built...
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    500 tropical and subtropical cyclones have affected the state of Florida. More storms hit Florida than any other U.S. state, and since 1851 only eighteen hurricane...
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  • Walton Beach may refer to: Fort Walton Beach, Florida The beaches of Walton County, Florida on the Emerald Coast Walton-on-the-Naze, UK This disambiguation...
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    Shalimar is a town in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The...
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    people. The Fort Walton culture was named by archaeologist Gordon Willey for the Fort Walton Mound site near Fort Walton Beach, Florida, based on his...
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    located in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. It is a principal city of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area...
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    The Fort Walton Beach Library was established in 1927 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, by the Women's Club, in the old Masonic building on the waterfront...
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    Killing of Roger Fortson (category Fort Walton Beach, Florida)
    Force serviceman Roger Fortson was fatally shot in his home in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, by Deputy Eddie Duran of the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office...
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  • Storm Helene (2000) – entered the Caribbean Sea, made landfall at Fort Walton Beach, Florida, exited at the North Carolina coast and regained tropical storm...
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    Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 25 October 1956, p. 1. "Thirteen Eglin Airmen Featured in Bond Movie," Playground Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Florida,...
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  • The Fort Walton Jets were a professional minor league baseball team based in Fort Walton Beach, Florida from 1953 until 1962. The club played in the Class-D...
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    from 5,177 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Crestview—Fort Walton Beach—Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. DeFuniak Springs also serves...
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  • Ronnie Bass (category People from Fort Walton Beach, Florida)
    team, on which he was the starting quarterback. Bass was born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, in October 1955, the son of Williamson G. "Bill" Bass and Betty...
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  • Florida area. In addition to the main library on the main campus north of Pensacola, Florida, there is a branch library in Fort Walton Beach, Florida...
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    Freeport is a city in Walton County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area...
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    Brooks Bridge (category Fort Walton Beach, Florida)
    between downtown Fort Walton Beach, Florida and the 3-mile-long (4.8 km) section of Okaloosa Island controlled by the city of Fort Walton Beach. It is named...
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    MICHAEL: Port St. Joe struggles for normalcy". Northwest Florida Daily News. Fort Walton Beach, Florida: Gannett Co., Inc. Retrieved March 14, 2020. Schweers...
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    Doolittle mission survivors, six crew were present for recognition in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, culminating in a reenactment of the training sessions by three...
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    remaining Raiders decided to hold their last public reunion at Fort Walton Beach, Florida, not far from Eglin Air Force Base, where they trained for the...
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