On February 22, 1926, World War I veteran Harry C. Cailey of St. Andrews filed a claim under the Homestead Act for 140.52 acres on this Gulf of Mexico location. His patent deed, signed by President Calvin Coolidge, required him to maintain residency for six months. On September 5, 1928, he paid $1.25 per acre and received a warranty deed. One year later he sold the property to Dr. Grover C. Miller and Eula C. Miller of Chipley, Florida. Eula named the beach Bid-A-Wee, Scottish for “bide your time a short while,” to honor her mother’s heritage. In January 1936, she filed a plat for a portion of the beach for development of the Bid-A-Wee community and Bid-A-Wee Beach Park. In February 1938, she dedicated the 2,500-foot beach to the property owners of the community, with a highly restrictive covenant governing the land use for park purposes only. Eula Miller died on June 15, 1985. Since then, the Bid-A-Wee Beach Park organization has successfully prevented attempts to commercialize the beach. Bid-A-Wee Beach Park is the only remaining undeveloped private beach in Panama City Beach, Florida. In January 2006, the organization acquired the titles to this historic beach property with the intent to preserve its natural beauty.