Florida State Road No. 1

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1934.

From the record

One of 11 National Register listings published here for Santa Rosa County · listed in 1994 · category: Structure.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Roughly, three sections E of Milton, parallel to US 90, between Marquis Bayou and Harold, Milton, 32583
When was it listed? June 1994
Category. structure
Census division. East Milton
National Register reference number. 94000626 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Then and now

1934 to 1994

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 60 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Florida State Road No. 1, surveyed 1994

Topographic sheet covering Florida State Road No. 1, surveyed 1934

Fires near this property

495 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 495 fires within 5 miles of Florida State Road No. 1 between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,498 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 30 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Railroad operations and maintenance	156
Debris and open burning	97
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	77
Equipment and vehicle use	61
Misuse of fire by a minor	34
Arson/incendiarism	30
Smoking	16
Natural	12
Recreation and ceremony	5
Fireworks	3
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2
Other causes	2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
9 September 1999	Railroad operations and maintenance	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	not named
8 September 2004	Power generation/transmission/distribution	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	NEW LAKE FIRE-1076
6 September 2007	Debris and open burning	1.5 acres	Florida Forest Service	FARM LIFE ROAD FIRE
6 September 1999	Natural	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	not named
5 September 2004	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	PARKER RD FIRE-1065
30 September 2019	Debris and open burning	1.8 acres	Florida Forest Service	PATTERSON TOWN (57)
3 September 2006	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	BENEVA RD FIRE1553
28 September 1995	Railroad operations and maintenance	3.1 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named

Every fire recorded in Santa Rosa County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Florida State Road No. 1: 10 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Gault City Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gault City Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Kehoe Farm Clay Deposit	Clay	Unknown
Santa Rosa Co. Road Dept. - Geiger Mine	Clay	Unknown
Unnamed Clay Deposit	Clay	Prospect
Dot Pensacola - Rest Area Mine	Sand	Unknown
Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Hickory Hammock Mine	Sand	Unknown
Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - T-Field Mine	Sand	Unknown
Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Ward Basin Mine	Sand	Unknown
Salter/3-C's - B.Lowery Mine	Sand	Unknown	Sand

Every working recorded in Santa Rosa County

Storms near this property

60 of 93 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milton, the town this property stands in, in 93 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 39 thunderstorm wind, 26 lightning, 17 hail, 6 flash flood. The reports record 6 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
August 2019	Lightning	Milton	2 hurt	Two people injured by lighting strike while sitting on metal chairs near the edge of a carport.
August 2013	Lightning	Milton	1 hurt, $5,000	Lightning caused house fire and a shed fire due to separate lightning strikes near East Milton.
January 2020	Lightning	Milton	1 hurt	A person was indirectly struck on Forrestwood Drive. Person is conscious and alert.
August 2014	Lightning	Milton	1 hurt	Lightning struck a vehicle and injured a person leaning against it.
June 2012	Lightning	Milton	1 hurt	A woman was struck by lightning.
March 2005	Hail	Milton	$2,500,000	Large hail fell across the central part of Santa Rosa county. The large hail fell from near Milton to near Allentown. The largest confirmed hail was the size of baseballs. Larger hail was reported but no confirmation of these reports were ever received. The large hail damaged several helicopters and airplanes at Whiting Field Naval Air Station. Several buildings on the base also suffered roof damage. Several automobile dealerships around Milton reported hail damage to vehicles. A group of bicycle riders were out on a morning ride when the storm developed. They had to get off the road and hold their bicycles over them to protect their bodies from the large hail. One of the riders helmets was damaged by the hail.
October 2001	Tornado (F1)	Milton	$625,000	An F1 tornado occurred near Byron Street just to the northwest of Milton High School. Most of the damage produced by the tornado was to trees and to the roofs of homes, with one of the homes having it's roof completely torn off. The most significant damage which resulted from the tornado occurred at a storage facility near Stewart Street. Several units of the long storage buildings were damaged, and three rental trucks were also damaged. Shortly after passing north of the storage facility, the tornado lifted back into the cloud.
November 2004	Tornado (F1)	Milton	$75,000	An F1 tornado touched down just southwest of Milton near Avalon Blvd. The tornado damaged several roofs as it moved east. The tornado also damaged several FEMA trailers, that had been brought into the area after Hurricane Ivan, just east of Avalon Blvd. The tornado then dissipated.
August 2020	Lightning	Milton	$50,000	A house was hit by lightning and sustained heavy damage due to fire.
June 2017	Lightning	Milton	$50,000	A lightning strike caused a house fire on Ridgeview Drive.
June 2017	Lightning	Milton	$50,000	House fire caused by lightning strike on Camille Gardens Circle.
March 2013	Lightning	Milton	$50,000	Lightning caused significant damage to a house.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$50,000	Strong winds downed trees from Milton to Jay to Munson. Some of the trees fell on houses.
July 2005	Lightning	Milton	$50,000	Lightning struck a home near Milton and started a fire. Most of the home was destroyed before the fire could be put out.
November 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$50,000	no account filed
March 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$35,000	High winds from a thunderstorm blew several trees and power lines down near Milton. A roof was blown off a manufactured home in the area. Wind gusts of 58 mph were reported on Whiting Field at an observation site.
March 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$30,000	no account filed
April 2014	Lightning	Milton	$25,000	Lightning struck a home in east Milton causing damage.
April 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$22,000	High winds damaged three homes just off of State Highway 87 and just south of Whiting Field. Siding and pieces of tin were picked up by the wind and blown into the houses. Most of the damage was to the roofs of the homes caused by flying debris. Trees and power lines were also blown down.
May 2002	Lightning	Milton	$20,000	Lightning struck the Emergency Management building near Milton and knocked out their 911 service. Other electronic equipment also suffered damage.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$15,000	Strong thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and power lines between Milton and Munson.
March 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$15,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down in the Pine Bluff Community north of Milton.
November 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$12,000	High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Milton.
August 2020	Lightning	Milton	$10,000	A house was hit by lightning and sustained minor smoke damage.
March 2019	Lightning	Milton	$10,000	Lightning struck a home causing damage to wiring and electrical outlets.
March 2019	Lightning	Milton	$10,000	Lightning struck a transformer taking down power lines and causing a small grass fire along Highway 90.
December 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$10,000	Wind gusts estimated at 70 mph knocked a chimney over. Small metal structures were also damaged. Trees and power lines were downed along Antelope Street.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$10,000	High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Milton.
August 2003	Lightning	Milton	$10,000	Lightning struck a house and started a fire. The fire was extinguished by the fire department but not before the house suffered damage. No one was injured.
March 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$10,000	Trees and power lines were blown down east of Milton.
January 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$10,000	The only major damage report in the county was that of a roof torn off of a double wide trailer. The trailer, located on Milton's southeast side, was shifted from its foundation due to the damaging wind.
September 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$10,000	High winds damaged a building on the Naval Air Station at Whiting Field in Milton.
April 2011	Lightning	Milton	$8,000	Air conditioning unit took a direct lightning strike resulting in smoke inside a residence.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$8,000	Winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines just east of Milton. Some minor roof damage was also reported.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$8,000	High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Milton.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$8,000	High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees just north of Milton.
June 2018	Lightning	Milton	$5,000	Lightning struck a commercial building in Milton.
January 2017	Lightning	Milton	$5,000	Lightning struck a house on Sunflower Avenue.
August 2016	Lightning	Milton	$5,000	Lightning struck a house.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$5,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees near I-10.
February 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$5,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees across a road.
April 2011	Lightning	Milton	$5,000	Lightning strike to a motor home resulted in a small fire.
December 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$5,000	Wind gusts estimated at 70 mph downed trees and along Red Fox Lane.
February 2003	Lightning	Milton	$5,000	Lightning from a thunderstorm hit the communication center in Milton and started a fire. The fire was put out with minor damage occurring to some electronic equipment at the center.
November 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$5,000	High thunderstorm winds downed a few trees near Milton.
June 1999	Lightning	Milton	$5,000	Lightning struck the Santa Rosa county 911 center during the afternoon. It knocked the center off the air for several hours and they had to use a backup system to handle emergency calls.
January 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$5,000	Several trees were blown down around the Santa Rosa County Emergency Management Office.
August 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$5,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down in the east parts of Milton .
October 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$5,000	Two pine trees were uprooted just east of Milton. Part of a fence was blown down and a couple of windows were blown out of a motor home.
April 2005	Hail	Milton	$4,000	Golfball size hail fell from a thunderstorm near Milton. The large hail damaged several vehicles.
August 1998	Lightning	Milton	$4,000	Lightning struck the Santa Rosa county communications center in Milton. The strike knocked out the 911 operations for the county for several minutes.
December 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$3,000	Wind gusts estimated at 70 mph blew a small shed into a home. Trees and fences were downed along Iron Gate Blvd.
September 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$2,000	High winds snapped a cedar tree in the Point Baker area near Whiting Field.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$2,000	Several trees were blown down in the west parts of Milton. One of the trees fell on a house causing damage to the roof.
November 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$1,500	Trees were blown down along State Road 87 in Milton.
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$500	Several trees were blown down in the Milton area.
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	$500	Trees and large limbs were blown down in the Milton area.
February 1996	Lightning	Milton	$500	no account filed
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	-	Numerous trees and power lines down in the Milton and Bagdad areas.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Milton	-	High winds downed multiple trees and power lines.

Every storm recorded in Santa Rosa County

Maps showing this location

10 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

1934 USGS Harold quadrangle1:62500 - 2 printings
1934 USGS Harold quadrangle1:48000
1937 USGS Harold quadrangle1:62500
1938 USGS Harold quadrangle1:62500 - 4 printings
1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000 - 3 printings
1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
1973 USGS Harold quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings
1994 USGS Harold quadrangle1:24000

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Louisville and Nashville Depot	3.3 miles	1982
St. Mary's Episcopal Church and Rectory	3.4 miles	1982
St. Mary's Episcopal Church and Rectory	3.4 miles	1982
Ollinger-Cobb House	3.5 miles	1983
Milton Historic District	3.5 miles	1987
Mt. Pilgrim African Baptist Church	3.7 miles	1992

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 94000626 in Record Group 79.
Santa Rosa County	All 11 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.