BVPA, Inc. is a 501c3 Tax Exempt Non-Profit Organization

 

The BVPA Complex buildings are
Handicap Accessible

 

Museum exhibits are free to the public

 

Northwest Florida's Historic Village of Bagdad
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

GREAT AMERICAN CLEAN-UP

Saturday, April 19
8:00 - 12:00

Let's clean our village and surrounding areas!

Bring your trash bags to the Museum!

How many bags can we fill?

How many people will help?

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General Membership Meetings
Sunday afternoon

June 1, 2:00 p.m.
October 5, 2:00 p.m.
 

Spring Market Day

May 3, 2008
8am - 4pm

Bagdad Community Center & Park

6860 Pooley Street
Bagdad

Arts & Crafts
Fish Fry
Ice Cream
Baked Goods
Cake Walk
Children's Crafts

Fire Department Demo

FUN FOR ALL!

Bring a chair and sit awhile

BVPA
P.O. Box 565
4512 Church Street
Bagdad, FL 32530

bagdadmuseum@aol.com

Historic and picturesque Bagdad Village is located in Northwest Florida near the City of Milton. An oasis of peace, is located on the banks of the beautiful Blackwater River.

Bagdad is located at 30.58º North and 87.03º West of the prime meridian.

As early as 1840, Bagdad was a thriving port producing and shipping more yellow pine lumber than any port in the world. By 1900, Bagdad Village had become one of the most industrialized areas in the State of Florida.

Life in Bagdad centered around the saw mill and logging industries pioneered by Joseph Forsyth and partners. The daily thumps, clanks and whine of the mills continued for over 111 years until the Depression and depletion of natural resources silenced them forever in 1939.
 


HOW DID BAGDAD GET ITS NAME?

click here to find out
 


BVPA's 2008 Calendar

We want you to be involved!

 

 
Bagdad Cemetery Association
6800 Pooley Street, Bagdad, FL 32530

Watch for next year's "Legend and Lore of the Historic Bagdad Cemetery" event date!

Blackwater River Foundation
Preserving
Environmental and Cultural Resources


Bagdad's
Community Center

6860 Pooley Street, Bagdad, FL 32530

Landscaping & Painting Photographs
Click here to view

 

Bagdad Waterfronts Florida Partnership

Promoting and Protecting a Livable Community

 

 

 

 

Another exciting holiday tour of  historic homes in Bagdad was Saturday afternoon, Dec. 1  The "Christmas Trolley" took visitors around the village, stopping at venues featuring homes and "things of the past".  Tour guides told "amazing stories."

Watch for next years event!
December 6, 2008

Click to view pictures of our previous tours

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2007
CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT

Old Post Office

Second in New Series
"Scenes of Bagdad"

$10.00 each
available in October

Click here to view past ornaments

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Visit the
Bagdad Village

 MUSEUM

AND

GIFT STORE

First Saturday
 of each month!

Come visit and see the story of lumber and the history of Bagdad!