Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

Supporting American military operations during most of the 20th century, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base outside of Tucson, Arizona traces its history back to the earliest days of military aviation.

Opening first as an Army base in 1925, the U.S. government named ...

International Center/Japan House, Bldg. 71

Opened in 2004, The University of West Florida International Center and Japan House offer state-of-the-art amenities and classrooms for international education programs and cultural events. Features of the complex include international education classrooms, an authentic tatami room and a Japanese ...

Research and Sponsored Programs, Bldg. 11

Research and Sponsored Programs oversees The University of West Florida's efforts to attract extramural funding, administers pre- and post-award grants and contracts, and facilitates the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace. A dedicated staff manages the ...

Monticello, Florida

Located in the vicinity an old Indian village, the town of Monticello was originally known as Robinson after its first postmaster, John G. Robinson. In 1827, the community changed its name to Monticello in honor of Thomas Jefferson's Virginia plantation, ...

Quincy

Serving as the county seat of Gadsen County, Quincy is named for John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States. It is only appropriate that a Florida town should be named in honor of Adams who, while serving ...

Venice

Venice, which takes its name from the famed Italian city, was home to ancient Native American cultures before white settlers began arriving in the mid-nineteenth century. When members of the Knight Family reached the area in 1868 and began raising ...

Plant City

Plant City, located off Interstate 4 in eastern Hillsborough County, played an important role in the development of central Florida. When American settlers began arriving to the region in the 1830s, they referred to it by an Indian name, Ichepuckeassa. ...

Nevada Test Site and Mercury

Bombs away! For over four decades the Nevada Test Site served as the principal proving grounds for nuclear weapons. Of the 1,054 nuclear tests conducted, 928 were detonated here. Serving first as the Los Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range, it ...

Jacksonville

Straddling the beautiful St. Johns River in the northeast corner of Florida is the metropolis of Jacksonville. Known for its deep natural harbor, miles of rivers, estuaries, bays, and rich fertile soil, the surrounding region was home to native civilizations ...

Crestview

Located on land that was once the hunting ground of the Creek Indian Confederation, Crestview traces its origins to the arrival of the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad in the 1880s. Railroad surveyors plotted the community on a high ridge between ...