[2] A MISTRAM missile tracking system was built by the US Air Force here in the early 1960s.

[citation needed] Grant-Valkaria was incorporated as a town on July 25, 2006, by joining the two previously unincorporated communities of Grant and Valkaria.

[10] The town charter reflects the reason for incorporation and calls for future development to be consistent with a rural and fishing village lifestyle that preserves the history and natural green spaces of the two communities.

[citation needed] A largely rural town in the south end of the county, the town includes older homes, newer homes on acre-plus lots and the county-owned Habitat Golf Course, a 6,836-yard (6,251 m), par-72 course near the Valkaria Airport.

Vice-President Hubert Humphrey visited the Seafood Festival while campaigning for his 1968 presidential bid.