Britton Hill is a physical feature (summit) in Walton County. The primary coordinates for Britton Hill places it within the FL 32433 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Britton Hill |
Category: | Florida physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Summit |
Description: | Highest elevation in Florida at 345 feet. Located near Lakewood, 2 mi southeast of Florala. |
History: | Named in honor of the Britton family which donated the land for a park in Lakewood. The family operated a lumber mill in Lakewood beginning in 1904. At its height, the company and its owner, William H. Britton, owned 45,000 acres of timberland. The mill in Lakewood - which could produce 50,000 board feet of lumber daily - was supported by the company store, general office, commissary, employee housing, hotel, and medical facilities. (US-T131/2001/Newspaper article by Dianna Van Horn, c. 1990) |
County: | Walton County |
Latitude: | 30.9886961 |
Longitude: | -86.282046 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Britton Hill: Britton Hill.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Britton Hill does not include property ownership information.
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