Camp Pinchot Historic District, Historic district at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Camp Pinchot Historic District is a U.S. historic district listed on 22 October 1998, located about 0.5 miles north of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, on Eglin Air Force Base along the west bank of Garnier's Bayou. It contains 10 historic buildings.
The area was established to train foresters and named after the first head of the United States Forest Service. It earned listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
The district lies on the west bank of Garnier's Bayou, about half a mile north of Fort Walton Beach, and its ten historic buildings were listed on the National Register on 22 October 1998. Visitors approach it through Eglin Air Force Base, the military installation that surrounds the district.
Since the site is located within Eglin Air Force Base, you need advance permission and proper identification to visit. Plan ahead and check with base security for current access requirements before your visit.
The site started as a private forestry training project before the military took it over. This dual history links civilian conservation work with military infrastructure in an unusual way.
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