U.S. 90 East - Okaloosa County

U.S. 90

U.S. 90 crosses Okaloosa County between Holt and Deerland along a rural course north of Interstate 10. Located at the crest of the Yellow and Shoal River, the city of Crestview began as a trading post in the late 1800s. The Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad constructed a line between Pensacola and the Apalachicola River in 1881. A railroad station was built and named Crestview due to the elevation of the crest at 235 above sea level.

Crestview became the county seat in 1917, two years after the formation of Okaloosa County from portions of Santa Rosa and Walton Counties by the State Legislature. The city is nicknamed "Hub City" due to its location at the cross roads of three major highways (U.S. 90, I-10 and SR 85).1

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  1. History. city of Crestview web site.

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