My Family has been in the Florida Panhandle since the Highland Clearances in Scotland. They first landed in North Carolina but very quickly moved to the Walton County area of Florida. They were well ensconced by the 1700s.
This whole area was settled by Highland Scots from the Western Islands mostly.
I can identify with the Scots and the Irish, and my ancestors were here in 1700s as well....however, they stayed in the mountains. I like the Panhandle of Florida.