Beverly Mount Douds: 3 books

Once the third-largest port on the Gulf of Mexico, Apalachicola's diverse and colorful past remains visible today. With more than 900 historic homes and buildings in the National Register Historic District, visitors are invited to stroll along the picturesque, tree-lined streets where Victorian homes...

Carved out of Calhoun County on June 6, 1925, Gulf County is one of Florida�s youngest counties. The county seat, Port St. Joe, was founded in 1913, and construction of the St. Joe Paper Company�s plant in 1937 revitalized the area. The popular fishing site Wewahitchka was the county seat until voters...

When pioneers first came to the territory now known as Wewahitchka, they were welcomed by Native Americans, but the natives' resistance grew when their land and hunting grounds were threatened. As a result of this turmoil, many lives were lost. Gen. Andrew Jackson made three trips to the Florida Territory....