Escambia Farms, Florida
Escambia Farms is a rural, unincorporated community in northern Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Fort Walton Beach–Crestview–Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Escambia Farms, Florida | |
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| Coordinates: 30°57′29″N 86°37′59″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County | Okaloosa |
| Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 850 |
History
Escambia Farms was a planned community created by the U.S. government in the 1930s to ease the effects of the Depression on farmers. Eighty-one homes were built on 115 tracts of land.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Escambia Farms. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
- Playground Daily News, Oct. 23, 1983.
External links
- Northwest Florida Daily News
- Baker Block Museum
- The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
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