Friends of the Museums, Inc.

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 "Where Archaeology and History Meet"


Welcome to the Friends of the Museums...

We are located in the beautiful Panhandle of Northwest Florida in the City of Fort Walton Beach in Okaloosa County. This area is known for its beautiful white, sugar sand beaches, turquoise blue waters, good fishing, excellent shopping, family friendly vacations, history museums, and home to Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field.

The Friends is a membership 501(3)(c), non-profit organization, which raises funds and provides volunteers to help support archaeology, history, heritage, and educational projects. programs and events of the City of Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center.

The Heritage Park & Cultural Center is comprised of four history museums and a prehistoric Temple Mound which allows visitors to explore the history of Northwest Florida from 12,000 BC - 1950 AD.

National Historic Landmark - Fort Walton Temple Mound
Indian Temple Mound Museum -
   Prehistoric Native American Collections
Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum -
   Restored 1912 One-Room School
Garnier Post Office - Restored 1918 Post Office
Civil War Exhibit Building - Civil War Encampment Exhibit

Join the Friends and discover many enriching experiences in history and archaeology.


 

Heritage Park and Cultural Center  
139 Miracle Strip Parkway SE      
 Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548
(850) 833-9595

Updated 
February 21, 2013

Fort Walton Beach, Florida - "The Camilia City"

Sarah Frances Brooks Pryor (1877-1972) was the first girl born to Harriet and John Thomas Brooks, first settlers of "Camp Walton". Their family had five girls and five boys. Sarah Frances had a very rich life  belonging to many civic and social organizations and receiving many honors and awards. She was a very accomplished "first lady" of Fort Walton Beach. She was married to William C. Pryor for 64 years. Known affectionately throughout the Panhandle as "Aunt Frances", she founded the  Fort Walton Camellia Society and the city is now known as "the Camellia City"

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