Naval Live Oaks Reservation | |
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| Location | Santa Rosa County, Florida |
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| Nearest city | Gulf Breeze, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30°21′51″N 87°7′51″W / 30.36417°N 87.13083°W |
| Area | 1,300 acres (5.3 km²) |
| Visitation | 1,689,400 (2005) |
| MPS | Archeological Properties of the Naval Live Oaks Reservation MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001169[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 1998 |
The Naval Live Oaks Reservation (also known as Deer Point Live Oaks Reservation or Deer Point Plantation) is part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore and is near Gulf Breeze, Florida. It was purchased by the U.S. government in [2] 1828 as the first federal tree farm and began operations on January 18, 1829. It serves today as part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore forest community preserved by the National Park Service on January 8, 1971, and added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 1998.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "The Live Oak Story". Gulf Islands National Seashore. National Park Service. Retrieved 29 April 2016.