Chipley, Florida. Showcase of Small Town Old Florida
Jun 3, 2022This small city was founded in 1882 and was originally named "Orange." When the railroad came through town in the 1880s, the town was named Chipley after William Dudley Chipley.. Mr. Chipley was president of the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad and was also a Florida state senator from 1895 to 1897.. The railroad was the first across the largely unpopulated Florida panhandle.