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Shalimar

Welcome to Shalimar, Florida. Meigs Park in Shalimar, Florida sits right on the Choctawhatchee Bay.

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There are 51 residential real estate listings for sale in Shalimar.
There are 8 commercial real estate listings for sale in Shalimar.
There are 2 vacant land real estate listings for sale in Shalimar.
There are 61 total real estate listings for sale in Shalimar.

61 Real Estate Listings Found

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11.   943582
101 Old Ferry Road , #unit 1a, Shalimar
$214,000.00
868 square feet, 2/1, 1970

12.   943414
82 Lake Lorraine Circle, Shalimar
$449,000.00
1775 square feet, 3/2, 1978

13.   943412
83 Lake Lorraine Circle, Shalimar
$549,000.00
2759 square feet, 3/2/1, 1989

14.   943381
23 5th Avenue, Shalimar
$250,000.00
1000 square feet, 2/1, 1957

15.   943084
9 Sharilyn Drive, Shalimar
$644,900.00
2234 square feet, 5/3, 1966

16.   942836
35 Berwick Circle, Shalimar
$313,000.00
1405 square feet, 4/2, 1973

17.   942478
101 Old Ferry Road , #19a, Shalimar
$175,000.00
680 square feet, 1/1, 1974

18.   942442
242 Country Club Road, Shalimar
$520,000.00
3000 square feet, 5/3, 1980

19.   942320
807 Sugar Plum Lane, Shalimar
$415,000.00
1858 square feet, 3/2/1, 2013

20.   942285
32 10th Ave Avenue, Shalimar
$315,000.00
1282 square feet, 3/1/1, 1986


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History of Shalimar

Shalimar occupies an area originally known as "Port Dixie," a German-operated "dye plant" during the Civil War that actually manufactured explosives and may have also been a base for submarines. The plant's machinery was destroyed during the war and their records tossed in Garnier's Bayou.

A $29 million dollar wharf and harbor was planned by the Choctawhatchee and Northern Railroad in 1927, as well as a railroad from Shalimar, at a point near modern-day Eglin Air Force Base, to Crestview, twenty-eight miles away. However, engineers stated that dredging Destin's East Pass to allow deep-water ships passage was not possible, and the ambitious plan fizzled.

The Plew Heights neighborhood, close to Valparaiso, was built in 1941 to house civillian and military personnel, but no housing for officers was available. In 1942, founder Clifford Meigs began construction on a 160-home community for housing officers of the military assigned to Eglin Field, which was growing rapidly. The entire project cost about $350,000. By May 1942, 50 houses had been completed and 25 more were under construction.

Shalimar incorporated under the mayorship of Clifford Meigs in June of 1947, a direct result of a Florida law barring clubs in non-incorporated areas as remaining open for business between midnight of Saturday morning and the morning of Monday. This state law could hurt the gambling business of the new Shalimar Club's casino, whose opening was considered "the social event of the year" in 1947. In 1959, Megis was quoted in the Playground News (now known as the Northwest Florida Daily News) as saying, "The Fort Walton Beach (then known simply as Fort Walton) places were doing a booming business on the weekends while there were rumors that the sheriff might enforce the law in Shalimar and close the place there. The owner came to me and suggested incorporation, and while I didn't think I had much to gain then, I agreed. With only about three other freeholders in the area, it was a simple matter to get incorporated." It wasn't too long, however, before gambling ceased permanently in Okaloosa County, due to negative publicity from the Tampa Tribune's stories on Fort Walton gambling, reformers within the county, and Governor Fuller Warren intervening directly.

The town continued to grow into 1948, and then boasted not only the Shalimar Club owned by Roger Clary, but also the Shalimar Service Station and the Shalimar Store. Meigs Homes and Shalimar Homes corporations jointly leased the 160 brand-new homes. By the early fifties, Shalimar had added the Florida Drive-In Theatre, which remained open until 1973 and stood the intersections of Eglin Parkway, which joined Fort Walton and Eglin Air Force Base, and Ferry Road. In the 1970s, the area of Lake Lorraine was developed. It is located east of Shalimar's corporation limit in Black's Point.

Clifford Meigs remained Shalimar's first mayor until he died in 1960; his brother Clyde Meigs succeeded him as mayor. James Tras, elected in 1965, was the first mayor of Shalimar chosen in an election. Sarah Tras followed James Tras for a two-year term. Sarah Tras was the widow of Clifford Meigs, and as of 2009 is still the wife of former mayor Jim Tras. Meigs Drive, which runs parallel to the Choctawhatchee Bay, was named for the founder of Shalimar. Gardner Drive and Carl Brandt Drive are named in honor of former Eglin Air Force Base commanders.

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Shalimar Utilities

Electricity/Gas

Gulf Power
1-800-225-579

Okaloosa Gas
(850) 729-4700

Water/Sewer

Okaloosa County Water and Sewer
(850) 651-7171

Garbage

Waste Management
(850) 862-7141

Telephone

Sprint
1-800-339-1811

Satellite/Cable

Cox Communications
(850) 862-0175

DirecTV
1-800-347-3288

Miscellaneous

Department of Motor Vehicles
106 Hollywood Blvd. SW
Fort Walton Beach, FL
(850) 833-9122
(850) 833-9123 - appointments

Shalimar Recreation

Parks

Leo Norred Park
48 Poplar Avenue
Shalimar, FL

Longwood Park
4 Bay Street
Shalimar, FL

Meigs Park
45A Meigs Drive
Shalimar, FL

Port Dixie Little League Ball Park
75 4th Avenue
Shalimar, FL

Shalimar Elementary Park
1340 Joe Martin Circle
Shalimar, FL

Golf

Shalimar Pointe Country Club
302 Country Club Rd.
Shalimar, FL
(850) 651-1416


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