I found out in Dale Cox's Civil War Florida blog that nearby (to Panama City Beach) Fort Walton Beach, Florida, got its name from a Civil War fort started by the Walton Guards. It was attacked by Union forces in 1962 and after the Federals left, Gen. Braxton Bragg sent an 18 pdr. cannon to prevent future incursions.
When the Walton Guards left the camp/fort, they buried the cannon in a shell mound and since then, it was dug up and now can be seen at a historic park in town.
We stayed there last year and had planned to return this year, but didn't make it. Maybe next year.
I sure didn't know that was how it got its name.
I do know Fort Walton Beach was where the famous Doolittle Raiders of World War II trained before the famous attack on Japan in 1942.
What's in a Name? --Coot
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