The state bought the land Bald Point
is on and made it into a park.
The first time I was out there I saw a bald
eagle. I was the only person for miles around.
I could look across the bay
and see the end of Ochlockonee Point, which I had just come from. Another park.
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During World War II, soldiers from Camp Gordon Johnston, in Carrabelle, landed
amphibious craft on the beaches of Bald Point.
Rattlesnake bites took as
many lives as any other training accident.
Grandfather, Chief.