Shoal River

Florida's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida, covering the state's western Panhandle. It includes all of Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa counties, and portions of Walton county. The district is anchored in Pensacola and also includes the large military bedroom communities and tourist destinations of Navarre and Fort Walton Beach and stretches along the Emerald Coast. The district is currently represented by Republican Matt Gaetz. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+19, it is the most Republican district in Florida.

Okaloosa County is located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Alabama state line. As of the 2020 census, the population was 211,668. Its county seat is Crestview. Okaloosa County is included in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Milligan is an unincorporated community in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. Milligan is located at the junction of U.S. Route 90, (State Road 10) and State Road 4, 4 miles (6.4 km) west-southwest of Crestview. From June 3, 1915 (when Okaloosa County was formed) until the Yellow River flooded in 1917, Milligan was the county seat.

WCNU (1010 AM) was a radio station located in Crestview, Florida, United States. The station served the Northwest Florida and South Alabama areas.

Piccolo Field, (Formerly: Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #5), is a closed United States Air Force field. It is located 9.3 miles northwest of Valparaiso, Florida.

Crestview is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. The population was 27,134 at the 2020 census, up from 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Okaloosa County. With an elevation of 235 feet (72 m) above sea level, it is one of the highest points in the state; it receives 65 inches (1,700 mm) of rainfall annually, the second-most of any city in the state of Florida, after Fort Walton Beach with 69 inches. Crestview is a principal city of the Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Holt is an unincorporated community located in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. Its area code is 850, and its ZIP code is 32564.Holt is located in western Okaloosa County along US 90 and County Road 189 (Log Lake Road). South along CR 189 is an interchange for Interstate 10 (Exit 45). The Blackwater River is approximately two miles to the northwest of the town.

The Crestview Commercial Historic District is a U.S. historic district in Crestview, Florida. It is roughly bounded by Industrial Drive, North Ferdon Boulevard, North Wilson Street, and James Lee Boulevard. On July 20, 2006, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Crestview station is a former train station in Crestview, Florida. The station was built in 1993 when the Sunset Limited was extended east to Miami. Service to the station has been suspended since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005.

Baker is an unincorporated community in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. It is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the county seat, Crestview, in the Florida Panhandle. A stop on the Florida, Alabama and Gulf Railroad, Baker was platted in 1910 and grew up around the timber and turpentine industries.The Baker Block Museum is in Baker. Baker is home to Baker School, a public school in the Okaloosa County School District. The Skypark Estates Owner's Association Airport (18FD) is a private airport with a 3,000 foot east-west turf runway located in Baker.

The Baker Block Museum is a local history and genealogy museum located in Baker, Florida, focused on the history of the Florida panhandle with emphasis on Okaloosa County. The museum's purpose is to preserve and display artifacts and documents of the early development of the Florida panhandle, particularly Okaloosa County; to educate the public on technology, history, and impact of historic events including early culture of Spanish, French, Dutch, and Native Americans, the naval stores industry, the rail transportation industry and military installations in the State of Florida, and more specifically along the Yellow and Shoal Rivers, timber industries, pioneer communities, and fisheries. Its exhibits include antiques, tools, period displays, and a heritage park consisting of a post office, mill, log cabin, blacksmith shop, corn crib, and outhouse. It is located at the corner of State Roads 189 and 4 in Baker.The museum, a 501-3(c) non-profit organization, operates under the auspices of the North Okaloosa Historical Association, Inc. (NOHA), founded in 1992 by Jeanette and Charles Henderson. The board of directors meets monthly to recommend, approve, establish policy, and receive input on the operation of the museum. The museum depends on state and county funding, sponsors, and volunteers to provide necessary operating funds. Admission to the museum is free and is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 pm, and every third Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m

Florida National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Florida on July 1, 1911, with 674,970 acres (2,731.5 km2) by combining Ocala National Forest and Choctawhatchee National Forest. On October 17, 1927, the Ocala Division was separated to re-form Ocala National Forest. On November 10, 1927, the forest was renamed Choctawhatchee National Forest.