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Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County
Distance: 61.7 MiPO BOX 4097
32549 Fort Walton Beach -
Gulf County Economic Development Council, Inc
Distance: 70.7 Mi150 Captain Fred's Pl
32456 Port Saint Joe -
Team Santa Rosa Econmic Development Council Inc
Distance: 82.5 Mi6491 Caroline St Ste 4
32570 Milton -
Crtpa
Distance: 86.2 Mi408 N Adams St Fl 4
32301 Tallahassee -
Adg-Online
Distance: 86.5 Mi215 S Monroe St Ste 835
32301 Tallahassee
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Located in the northwest section of the State of Florida in an area known for southern hospitality and natural beauty is the rural County of Holmes. Holmes County was established on Jan 7, 1848 as the State's twenty seventh county. It was the second county established after the Florida Territory achieved statehood in 1845. Since then the land and the inhabitants have enjoyed in some cases, and endured in others, many changes. It is an area that is rich in history, natural resources, character, and progress. The early settlers of Holmes County were preceded primarily by Native American Indians. Artifacts found in the surrounding area serve as a testimony of their occupancy and livelihood for many thousand years. Holmes County was named possibly for Holmes Creek which was supposedly named for the Creek Indian Chief Holmes. The Legislature positioned the first governing bodies, the Circuit Court and County Commission, at Hewett's Bluff on the bank of the Choctawhatchee River. Resident...