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31 mar 2021 · On the 1774 Spanish nautical chart, Destin is described as Red Clif, and Choctawhatchee Bay is called Santa Rosa Bay. The inlet to the bay is not named and neither is the Norriego Point. Santa...
- History Mystery: When was East Pass first named? - The Destin Log
On a 1866 map, the land where Destin is located today is...
- History Mystery: When was East Pass first named? - The Destin Log
Geography. The city is located on a peninsula [4] separating the Gulf of Mexico from Choctawhatchee Bay. The peninsula was originally an island; hurricanes and sea level changes gradually connected the island to the mainland. [4] Destin is near several other cities in the region.
20 cze 2016 · East Pass – When Leonard Destin arrived at Moreno Point, the land began to be called by the name of the inlet to the Choctawhatchee Bay from the Gulf of Mexico: East Pass.
East Pass (also known as Destin Pass) is the only outlet of the bay flowing directly into the Gulf of Mexico, and is crossed by US 98. [3] The Choctawhatchee River flows into the bay, as do several smaller rivers and streams.
In 1852, when Captain Leonard Destin permanently settled in the area, he named it East Pass after the inlet that gave him an entrance to Choctawhatchee Bay from the Gulf of Mexico.
7 lut 2024 · On a 1866 map, the land where Destin is located today is called Moreno Point. The bay is called Choctawhatchee, and the east end of Santa Rosa Island is called Norriego Point.
17 wrz 2018 · The Destin family's connections to the city that bears their name continue to run deep. In fact, it was just five years ago that the home built by Leonard Destin in 1866 was razed to make...
