Santa Rosa County, Florida
The story of Navarre Beach
Everything below is a single verifiable claim with a citation attached. Where the record is a local legend rather than a document, it says so.
- 1925Platted by Guy Wyman
- 1970About 1,500 residents
founding
How it started
- 1925
Guy Wyman, a US Army colonel, platted Navarre in 1925 but did no immediate development. The community has grown from about 1,500 people in 1970 to more than 43,000.
etymology
How it got its name
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Named for Navarre, the Spanish province near the French border.
industry
What it lived on
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Beach tourism, on a stretch of coast that stayed quiet far longer than its neighbours.
claim to fame
What it is known for
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Navarre Beach sits immediately east of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, with Pensacola Beach beyond it - protected coast on one side and a national seashore on the other.
landmark
What still stands
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The Gulf Islands National Seashore, immediately west of the community.
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The Navarre Beach Marine Life Sanctuary.