history of panama city beach, fl
Check it out HERE. J.E. Churchwell moved to the Panama City Beach area in the 1920's. He purchased land from a Mr. Sharpless and Mr. Brown in the 1930's that was already named Long Beach Resort. In the 1940's his nephew, Guy Churchwell, moved to Long Beach Resort from Holmes Co., FL. His family back in Holmes Co. questioned why he would want to buy all that sand that couldn't be farmed! Guy Churchwell became the Mayor of Long Beach Resort until the City of Panama City Beach was incorporated in the 1970's.