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Community Description
Short Description: Niceville is located 50 miles from Pensacola. Originally named Boggy Bayou after a great peat deposit at the mouth of the Juniper Creek, the US Post Office recognized the City of Boggy in 1893. The operator of the US Post Offices mail boat eventually grew tired of trying to figure out which of the many bayous in the area was "Boggy", so in 1910 the citizens of the town selected the name of Portsmouth. Postal authorities because of its similarity to Portland, 21 miles to the east, rejected the name. The local postmaster suggested the name of Niceville. Some residents were dissatisfied and changed it Valparaiso, or "valley of paradise". Not long after, a gentleman bought a large plot of land one mile from the town and dubbed the new community "New Valparaiso". This caused a lot of confusion and on November 1, 1925, Boggy or Valparaiso was renamed Niceville. In the 1920s, the first ice plant and the first picture show attracted people here from all over the county.
Community events include the Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival.
Nearby communities include Valparaiso (2 miles), Eglin AFB (7 miles), Destin (8.5 miles), Lake Lorraine (8.5 miles), Shalimar (9 miles), Ocean City (10.5 miles), Cinco Bayou (11.5 miles) and Fort Walton Beach (12 miles).
Population: 12, 446
Year of Incorporation: 1938
Location: Northwest Florida
Median Home Price: $108,000
Tax Rate: 3.00
Taxes Levied (per capita): $106.68
Total Area: 11 square miles
City Hall: City of Niceville
500 East Main, PO Box 160
Noma, FL 32578
850.729.4000; 850.729.1247 Fax
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Chamber of Commerce: Niceville-Valparaiso Bay Area Chamber
170 N. John Sims Pkwy
Valparaiso, FL 32580
850.678.2323; 850.678.2602 Fax
Library: Niceville Library
206 N. Partin Dr
Niceville, FL 32578
850.729.4070
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| Q. | HI , My family and I will be in the Destin Fort Walton area Sept 23-30 2005. We have all took turns searching the internet for information regarding Murder Mystery Dinners. Do you have any information on this. If so could you tell us how we could make reservations? Thanks in advance. Have a nice day, God Bless. | | A. | We spoke with Wendy of the Emerald Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau that covers the Destin and Fort Walton Beach area. Wendy helped us to find Act4Murder. They perform in various theaters and other local venues. On September 24, they will be performing a show entitled Muscling In On Murder at the French Quarter Grill at 714 Howell Rd in nearby Niceville. You can contact them on their website or at: 850.244.1553. Enjoy!
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