Bagdad Village

Bagdad Village (Santa Rosa County) - Designated: 2005

Located at the confluence of Pond Creek and Blackwater River in Santa Rosa County, Bagdad Village was once home to the largest lumber mill in the Southeastern United States. Along the waterfront, activities included shipbuilding and freight shipment. Because of the village's close proximity to nearly one million acres of public lands and waterways, a new waterfront economy is underway in Bagdad - ecotourism. The local partnership has spearheaded the development of a 20-acre waterfront park in hopes it will be the catalyst for the economic revitalization of its industrial-turned-recreational waterfront.

Program Contacts

• Richard Lewis, Vice President
  • Bagdad Waterfronts Florida Partnership, Inc.
  • P.O. Box 801
  • Bagdad, Florida 32530
  • (850) 981-9915
  • bagdadwaterfronts@gmail.com 

Community Websites

• Bagdad Waterfronts Partnership
• Santa Rosa County
• Blackwater River Foundation, Inc.
• Bagdad Village Preservation Association, Inc.
• Main Street Milton

Community Profile

• Excerpt from Community Case Studies Publication

Maps

• Waterfronts Florida Designated Area Map

Studies and Documents

• Waterfronts Florida Vision Plan, 2006
• Bagdad Waterfronts Partnership
• Waterfronts Florida Final Report, 2007
• Village of Bagdad Design Standards, 2008