History

Grayton Beach Has Seen Many Changes

By DeLene Sholes

Grayton Beach, The Most Beautiful Beach in America
story & photos by Doug Pinkston

If you walk down one of Grayton Beach's oyster-shell roads, you may have the feeling things don't change very fast here. Pine and oak trees surround many of the old wooden homes, letting a visitor know the homes have been in place longer than the trees have been. This south Walton County village, which celebrated its 110th anniversary July 4th, 2000, stakes a claim as one of the area's oldest communities.