The county paid the federal government $4,000 to complete the transaction, which was the result of the efforts of Congressman Bob Sikes.
It is bounded to the south by Santa Rosa Island (also known as Okaloosa Island in the easternmost region of the sound), separating it from the Gulf of Mexico.
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