Guy Wyman
Guy Herbert Wyman | |
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| Born | May 21, 1878 Perry, Ohio, United States |
| Died | April 15, 1953 (aged 74) United States of America |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Unit | Troop K, 11th Cavalry Regiment |
| Other work | Founder of Navarre, Florida |
Guy Wyman was a colonel in the US Army[1] during World War I. He served as a quartermaster sergeant in K Troop, 11th Cavalry Regiment,[2] and later served as the commanding officer of the 11th Cavalry Regiment.[2] He is credited as being the founder of Navarre, Florida and its neighboring beach community of Navarre Beach.[1] He first surveyed the land in 1905.[3] While serving as a surveyer in the US Army, he then later came back to Navarre, platting and naming the community in 1925.[3] In 1930 and 1931, he served as an engineer in the construction of the original Pensacola Bay Bridge.[3] After later moving to Valparaiso, Florida, he served as an engineer at Eglin Air Force Base. [3]According to Santa Rosa County, he also donated and sold most of the land that is now Navarre Park.
Navarre
Wyman first visited the area that Navarre would eventually be located on in 1905, while surveying the land during his service with the U.S. Army.[3] His parents would move there shortly after. In 1915, six months after the death of his parents, he returned to the area from a deployment to the Philippines. After serving in World War I, he retired with the rank of Colonel, and once again returned to the area. In 1925, he would plat and name the town, Navarre, most likely after the province in Spain with the same name.[1][3]
During the Great Depression, he was forced to sell some of this land to Santa Rosa County.[4] This land eventually became Navarre Park.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Navarre". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ a b Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1907.
- ^ a b c d e f 1899-, Wells, William James, (2006). Pioneering in the panhandle : a look at selected events and families as a part of the history of South Santa Rosa County, Florida. [Clanton, AL]: Heritage Pub. Consultants. ISBN 1891647946. OCLC 154308327.
{{cite book}}:|last=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Santa Rosa County Superintendent of Parks (c. 1990). Navarre Park plaque to Guy Wyman (Granite Dedication Plaque). Navarre, Florida: Santa Rosa County, Florida.
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