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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Ebro is a town in Washington County, Florida, United States. The town is part of the Florida Panhandle, and located in North Florida. As of the 2020 census, Ebro had a population of 237. It is part of the Panama City—Panama City Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 270 to 237 (-12%). Half of its homes were built before 1981.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ebro yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Ebro

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Adam ColeAdam ColePanama City · 25 miArtis GilmoreArtis GilmoreChipley · 31 miCMCarolyn MurphyPanama City · 25 miJanay DeLoachJanay DeLoachPanama City · 25 miTom ShieldsTom ShieldsPanama City · 25 miCHCarrie HennPanama City · 25 mi
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Ebro, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today9 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Ebro is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ebro has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Latimer Cabin in Laguna Beach, 12.5 miles away.

Ebro and the nearest listed places

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Latimer CabinCamp Helen Historic DistrictEden MansionHerman Lodge No. 108 Free & Accepted Masons of FloridaMoss Hill ChurchSt. Andrew School

Closest to Ebro

Latimer CabinLaguna Beach · Vernacular12.5miCamp Helen Historic DistrictLaguna Beach · Frame Vernacular · Built 199613.1miEden MansionFreeport · Building14.8miHerman Lodge No. 108 Free & Accepted Masons of FloridaFreeport · Building15.7miMoss Hill ChurchVernon · Building15.8mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Latimer Cabin’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Ebro?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Ebro’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Panama City Beach📜 Freeport📜 Vernon📜 Ponce de Leon

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