1973 Map of De Funiak Springs West

About this map

The western outskirts of De Funiak Springs and the expansive northern reach of Eglin Air Force Base define this landscape in Walton County. The Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks cut a diagonal path across the northern section, paralleling the growth of the community near Alpine Heights and the De Funiak Springs Municipal Airport. This era shows a transition between the established town and the rural creek bottoms to the south, where legacy industrial sites like Cosson Mill and Seoniers Mill sit along the many branches feeding Alaqua Creek. Local social centers are anchored by Lake Stanley Ch and the De Funiak Springs Country Club, while the southern half of the map is largely given over to military reservation land, featuring the Alaqua Lookout Tower and remote radio towers amidst the pine woods.