Okaloosa Island is an area on Santa Rosa Island , Florida , United States.
4-416: Okaloosa may refer to: Okaloosa Island Okaloosa County, Florida See also Okaloosa darter Okaloosa-Walton College Okaloosa Regional Airport Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Okaloosa . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
8-462: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Okaloosa&oldid=933026561 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Okaloosa Island An 875-acre (354 ha) parcel of Santa Rosa Island with 3 miles (4.8 km) of Gulf frontage
12-630: The same family for whom the Brooks Bridge is named, was largely destroyed by fire on Saturday, March 7, 1942. Wartime priorities precluded its reconstruction. The last of three county-owned buildings on Okaloosa Island was torn down on May 31, 1995. The buildings had originally housed the Okaloosa Island Authority and more recently the Okaloosa County Council on Aging. The 1.3-acre (0.53 ha) tract on
16-546: Was conveyed to Okaloosa County on July 8, 1950, in an informal ceremony at the county courthouse in Crestview . The county paid the federal government $ 4,000 to complete the transaction, which was the result of the efforts of Congressman Bob Sikes . This area had been known as Tower Beach with the establishment of an amusement park, boardwalk and hotel from the mid-1930s. Tower Beach, with a board walk, casino, restaurant and concession stands, and operated by Thomas E. Brooks, of
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