"The Natural Place To Be" - Wakulla County
N 30° 18.044 W 084° 20.872
16R E 755062 N 3355089
This welcome sign can be viewed as you enter Wakulla County from the north on U.S. Highway 319 south of Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WMBPZC
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2011
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"Wakulla County was created from Leon County in 1843. It may (although this is disputed) be named for the Timucuan Indian word for "spring of water" or "mysterious water." This is in reference to Wakulla County's greatest natural attraction, Wakulla Springs, which is one of the world's largest freshwater springs, both in terms of depth and water flow. In 1974, the water flow was measured at 1.23 billion gallons per day—the greatest recorded flow ever for a single spring.
Another possible origin for the name Wakulla, not as widely accepted, is that it means "mist" or "misting", perhaps in reference to the Wakulla Volcano, a 19th century phenomenon in which a column of smoke could be seen emerging from the swamp for miles."
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