Fort Walton Landing

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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.???  [] In Florida, United States

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This cache is located off of Brooks St. in Fort Walton Beach, FL.

The city of Fort Walton Beach originated in the general vicinity of this cache. The settlement was originally known as Brooks Landing after John Brooks settled here in 1868. The area was renamed Fort Walton in 1932 after the discovery of a Civil War era encampment known as Camp Walton. The city was officially chartered in 1937. In the 1950s the name was changed to Fort Walton Beach in an effort to attract more tourists to the area's white sand beaches. Even though Fort Walton Beach is a fairly new city, the land has survived many wars and pirate attacks. One of the most famous pirates that inhabited the area in the late 1770s, Billy Bowlegs, is celebrated annually in a pirate festival held here at Fort Walton Landing the first weekend in June. 12,000 years of Native American occupation is commemorated at the nearby Indian Temple Mound.

The area where the cache is located was once a resort hotel called the Indianola Inn, built in 1912. The hotel burned down in 1962. The hotel was a popular dining location for people from the all over the panhandle and it often hosted dances in a pavillion built at the end of it's pier. After the hotel was destroyed, archaeologists discovered a small indian mound at the location and many native artifacts. The Indianola's wharf was also home to Fort Walton's original post office. Mail was delivered to the post office by boat from Tallahassee and Pensacola.

This is a great cache to bring the kids to. The cache is a micro but it is not a 35mm film canister. It is not obvious from a distance, you may have to discretely search the landscaping. There is a small pencil in the cache but you may want to bring a pen with you just in case it goes missing. This can be a high traffic area so stealth may be necessary. Please make sure the cache lid is on securely and return the cache to the exact place that you found it. Thanks!

******* Please DO NOT tell the muggles what you are doing.*******

******* PLEASE RESPECT THE PARK PROPERTY AND LEAVE EVERYTHING AS YOU FOUND IT. THERE HAS BEEN SOME DAMAGE IN THE PAST AND WE WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO REMOVE THE CACHE! *******

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October 27 by ccmiller (109 found) Our favorite find of the day - both the spot and the cache. We'd never been in this little section of Fort Walton Beach and it was charming! The cache really surprised us and we LOVED the hide! [view this log]

October 8 by Smith-Family (396 found) Been here and not found it several times... Very "Muggle" Rich area even at night. Found it very odd people at the Park reading in the Dark, only by the lamps that don't seam the best for reading? To each there own. Had to use the "Call a friend." The "Readers in the Dark" where giving us the "Look" when we were trying to be stealthy. hehe You can only kneel down to tie your shoes so many times and it looks like you should buy shoes with Velcro ... LOL Thanks for the Cache! SL [view this log]

September 16 by w27phantom (214 found) Nice hide TFTC SL [view this log]

September 11 by Fairly Oddparents (222 found) The cache is in place and ready to be found. [view this log]

September 6 by Fairly Oddparents (222 found) Need to check on cache; suspect it may not be where it belongs. [view this log]

Current time: 11/21/2009 11:36:14 AM
Last Updated: 10/28/2009 12:17:59 AM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum