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Destin in 1982 a year of growth and tragedy
Karen MacGrogan reviews The Destin LOG 1982 year, noting incorporation defeat, growth through shopping centers and water, plus major crimes. The year saw Henderson Beach preservation, flight and harbor issues, traffic upgrades, fire district revival, new facilities, and a record county tax roll as Destin expanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
Destin Log
Destin
Henderson Beach
the Shores
Delchamps Supermarket
Eckerd Drugs
Highway 98
Mountain Drive
Fort Walton
Bill Adams
Glenna Jarrett
Okaloosa County
FAA
Birmingham
Tampa
New Orleans
Preservation of
County Pollution Board
Tom Phillips
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer
East Pass
U.S. 98
DOT
Gulf
Benning Drive
Stahlman Avenue
Florida
Holiday Isle
POD
Barrier Island
LOG
Joy Dunlap
Airport Road
Walton County
Phillip Singleton
Alabama
Tommy Green
Phoenix
Rodeo
Bill Sherman
Destin Community Center
John Destin
Ellen Destin Melvin
Nick Maltezo
Edgar Walter
Wallace
Wally